What to do?!?!?!

[Lane1223]

ok. so many of you know that i have 40b and i pretty sure its too late to add a sump. i have an open 5g tank and i dont know what to do with. Can i turn it into a sump? if not what are some other ideas?? any suggests are appricieated.

Thanks,
Lane

 

[scubasteve03]

I shouldnt be to hard to do I did one myself with a 10gal tank. All you need is some plexiglass to make baffals and a over flow box. Here is a pic of mine so you can get an idea

 

[mr_X]

well, you can, but is it worth the trouble? you'll have to get water from the 40b to the sump. you'll have to use a HOB overflow box for this, since the tank is already full of water and livestock., then you'll have to partition the 5 gallon tank so that the intake is separate from the return section. what will you use this sump for? will it have enough room for the intended purpose?

 

[Lane1223]

well, you can, but is it worth the trouble? you'll have to get water from the 40b to the sump. you'll have to use a HOB overflow box for this, since the tank is already full of water and livestock., then you'll have to partition the 5 gallon tank so that the intake is separate from the return section. what will you use this sump for? will it have enough room for the intended purpose?

Yeah... I have just been looking at sumps latley and i see that everyone is in love with theres and say that they help loads. i think instead of a sump i will make into a pico. does that sound ok??

 

[mr_X]

It helps loads, if applied correctly. I believe a 5 gallon tank isn't much help. It's not going to increase the water volume by much, and there isn't much room for a skimmer or refugium.
a pico is an ok idea i suppose, or a QT tank even.

 

[slitherbomb]

Don't waste your time with a 5g sump. My 40b has a 20g long tank as it's refugium/sump.