Setting up a 75 as a "sump" for a 125...

[Grouch]

I am getting ready to build a stand for a 75 that will be used as a "planted sump" for my 125. I will have the 125 overflow into the 75, and then use a couple canisters to draw back into the 125. My question is how should I line up the water levels in both tanks? Should they be exactly lined up before the canisters are fired, or should the 75's be a little lower?

Thanks!
Grouch

 

[CKfish]

Cannister filters aren't designed to deal with head pressure, so I don't know that it can pump the water upward very much. If the two tanks are close in height, they'll probably equilize to a level that the pumps can sustain.

With two tanks side by side like that, you could have an aquatic jungle in the sump to process nitrates from the fish!

CKfish

 

[RogerMcAllen]

Are the tanks side by side, or one on top of the other?

 

[Grouch]

The tanks will be side by side. The whole reason I am doing this is to knock those nitrates down for the count!!!

 

[Guest]

WOW...building a 75g planted tank to knock out nitrates on a 125g certainly is an expensive route.

Must be a really long wall

 

[Grouch]

WOW...building a 75g planted tank to knock out nitrates on a 125g certainly is an expensive route.

Must be a really long wall

Not when the 75 was free!

Plenty of room to do this in a 1400 square foot, finished basement.

 

[paintbug]

wish i knew someone that would give me a 75gal for free.