th08tu
Aquarium Advice Freak
Hello, I noticed there isn't enough diy posts on sumps and refugiums in this forum so I thought I would add one. Anyways I am starting a 10 gallon nano tank, and it is currently cycling. I have noticed however that there is a lot of evaporation and I have an idea to fix it but I am getting out of this thread. Anyways what I have in mind is because of the tank being on a nice desk, with drawers underneath, there is no possibility to drill through for a sump. However it is possible for me to put something about the tank so here is what I would like to do.
I would like to put my pump into the nano and have it pump up to the sump which is on the shelf above of the nano. I would then drill the sump so it would return to the main tank. I know this will work because basically it is basically a mini drilled tank setup. One modification to it I am hoping you guys will be able to help me out with is making sure that the water level in the main tank remains the same, while the water level in the sump is what changes.
So far I am leading to believe that this is impossible, however if anybody has ever done this it would be great to here from you, this will make it much easier for me to add freshwater and have it mix properly, and I will also be able to add things such as the heater to the sump to clear up some valuable space in the main tank. If anybody has done this or knows how to do this it would be great help, thanks!
I would like to put my pump into the nano and have it pump up to the sump which is on the shelf above of the nano. I would then drill the sump so it would return to the main tank. I know this will work because basically it is basically a mini drilled tank setup. One modification to it I am hoping you guys will be able to help me out with is making sure that the water level in the main tank remains the same, while the water level in the sump is what changes.
So far I am leading to believe that this is impossible, however if anybody has ever done this it would be great to here from you, this will make it much easier for me to add freshwater and have it mix properly, and I will also be able to add things such as the heater to the sump to clear up some valuable space in the main tank. If anybody has done this or knows how to do this it would be great help, thanks!