Multiple tank setup - help needed

[Kingcichlid87]

i want to setup multiple tanks for breeding diffrent types of fish . but i dont want to use individual filters and heaters in each of the tanks . best way would be to setup a sump. but how is the best and easiest way of doing the plumbing . any help would be great .. thanks alot

 

[jetajockey]

The easiest way I've come up with is to drill each tank and add an overflow that drains into the sump. Then you just need a capable pump that puts the water back into the tanks and some sort of flow adjustment so that each tank is getting an adequate flow in it. This is how I plan to set up my tanks eventually, but drilling them is kind of a daunting task for me so I've been putting it off.

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

Also, if you are breeding, a universal filter isn't great. That is your breeding fish of similar breeding water parameters. A SA Cichlid obviously needs it different than an African. This is impossible to do with central filtration.

 

[jetajockey]

What I've done so far is just get a commercial style air pump and run sponge filtration on all the tanks. It doesn't solve the heater issue, but I live in a warm area so I rarely use heaters anyway.

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

What I've done so far is just get a commercial style air pump and run sponge filtration on all the tanks. It doesn't solve the heater issue, but I live in a warm area so I rarely use heaters anyway.

+1

Airpump filters are far and away the best filtration for breeding I've found (not that I'm a breeding expert by any means).

 

[Kingcichlid87]

ok thanks guys ill keep looking into what diffrent types of filtration i can use . but sponge filters are looking like the best option at the moment . but it doesnt solve the heater problem like jeta mentioned. i live in west london so the weathers up and down all the time i defo need heaters lol ..

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

Yeah that's a problem. Best option is finding heaters that you can adjust the temp at (not those auto 76 degree ones). But, again, that can get pricey.

 

[Kingcichlid87]

i can get a 6way pump so thats the 6 sponge filters sorted out . will the 6 individual heaters take up much electricity ? ?

 

[Aquatic_Adam]

i can get a 6way pump so thats the 6 sponge filters sorted out . will the 6 individual heaters take up much electricity ? ?

Aside from lighting, aquarium equipment generally doesn't use that much electricity.

The pain in the butt will just having enough places to plug in all the stuff!

 

[Kingcichlid87]

yeah i guess so . the piston pump runs off one plug so i would need a 6 way plug adapter .. for the heaters