10 gallon sump?

[aryiman]

Would it be ok to use a 10 gallon tank as a sump for my 55 gallon tank?

 

[DragonForce]

Try and get a 20 gal if you can. 20% of your total water volume is what most people recommend.

 

[aryiman]

is there an article that tells how a sump works and how to set it up?

 

[DragonForce]

I personally do not have a sump but many of the mods here can point you in the right direction. Maybe steve-s or hara can chime in. You can try using the search feature of the forum. These types of things have been gone over several times.

 

[Guest]

Try and get a 20 gal if you can. 20% of your total water volume is what most people recommend.

A 10 gallon tank is 20% of 55 gallons..

A 20 gallon long (if you can fit it under the tank, most stands won't let you put a 10 underneath without mods done to it) would give you more than enough room to utilize it as a sump/refug... I have a 10 on my 55 and wish I had more... :x

 

[Jasonanatal]

http://www.angelfire.com/ok/dog1/sumps.html

Hope this link helps

 

[UberNachtfalke]

http://aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=53046

HTH -- It might help mor than the drawing.