luckycat
Aquarium Advice Freak
I'm trying to decide between a DIY sump, either 20g glass tank partitioned with plexiglass walls or rubbermaid. I get the glass tank designs I've seen. I'm not sure about the rubbermaid-types.
I'm thinking for a Rubbermaid-type sump I can get one fairly large container for the entire sump (let's say 40g), then insert much smaller containers, varying the height of the containers to dictate how much water I want to flow into the container.
The first smaller container would be the intake, which would be large enough to house the skimmer. I could then insert another smaller container for let's say some live rock, other things...and finally a return pump in the overall large container. Would that be sufficient? Or do you need to drill bulkheads from one container to another (not relying on just water flow in/out of the smaller container tops.
I guess the pics of rubbermaid-type sumps I've seen are hard to view because they are solid.
Any thoughts on pros/cons of this type of sump vs. a partitioned 20g-30g let's say?
Thanks!
I'm thinking for a Rubbermaid-type sump I can get one fairly large container for the entire sump (let's say 40g), then insert much smaller containers, varying the height of the containers to dictate how much water I want to flow into the container.
The first smaller container would be the intake, which would be large enough to house the skimmer. I could then insert another smaller container for let's say some live rock, other things...and finally a return pump in the overall large container. Would that be sufficient? Or do you need to drill bulkheads from one container to another (not relying on just water flow in/out of the smaller container tops.
I guess the pics of rubbermaid-type sumps I've seen are hard to view because they are solid.
Any thoughts on pros/cons of this type of sump vs. a partitioned 20g-30g let's say?
Thanks!