Hello,
I've just found this forum and am very impressed and excited with the wealth of information found here and was hoping for some help regarding filtration and sumps.
I am planning on starting a 100 or 120 gallon fish only tank with live rock and sand and will definintely be including a Trigger so I will be needing top notch filtration due to their messy eating habits. I know that a protein skimmer is essential but I always planned on using a canister filter until I started reading about the drawbacks here on this forum. I have, however, been reading great things about sumps here. Sadly, I don't know a whole lot about this method and none of my books seem to touch on the subject.
So my questions are... What about a store bought sump as I don't think I'd want to attempt making one myself? Do any modifications have to be made to the main tank or is it just hoses, tubes, and such? What exactly are people refering to when they talk about overflows?
I'd appreciate any information, ideas, or thoughts anyone has and I Thank you in advance.
I've just found this forum and am very impressed and excited with the wealth of information found here and was hoping for some help regarding filtration and sumps.
I am planning on starting a 100 or 120 gallon fish only tank with live rock and sand and will definintely be including a Trigger so I will be needing top notch filtration due to their messy eating habits. I know that a protein skimmer is essential but I always planned on using a canister filter until I started reading about the drawbacks here on this forum. I have, however, been reading great things about sumps here. Sadly, I don't know a whole lot about this method and none of my books seem to touch on the subject.
So my questions are... What about a store bought sump as I don't think I'd want to attempt making one myself? Do any modifications have to be made to the main tank or is it just hoses, tubes, and such? What exactly are people refering to when they talk about overflows?
I'd appreciate any information, ideas, or thoughts anyone has and I Thank you in advance.