Sump Size

[tanlc]

Hi Reefers,

What sump size for what tank size? How do you know?

Any experts there willing to pour out their thoughts?

Rgds.

[Eric]

Hi Reefers,

What sump size for what tank size? How do you know?

Any experts there willing to pour out their thoughts?

Rgds.

Sump should be as big as you can.............normal its being restricted my our cabinet space else I would luv to have a 6ft sump for a 3ft tank..........hehe then no need to feed fishes liao..........

Eric

[Kelmen]

It would be much useful for "as big as you can" if one do go for DSB.

The wider and bigger the volume of DSB, the more effective it is.

Else, probably just big enough to fit in all your stuffs, plus some surplus.

Or another spare compartment to grow macroalgae or refugium.

[acidjazz]

From the tanks i view so far, one of the best systems belong to this reefer who have a 4ft tank but a 6 ft cabinet. As a result, he's able to have a huge sump. His sump is built in such a way that there's a 3x1.5x2 ft sump join to a 2x2x2 ft refugim. This allows him to have the space for his equipments, as well as a refugim for macroalgae and copepods to grow.

[ah_d3x]

having a big tank wit a small sump is bad!

like me... 4 ft tank and 2 feet sump... and now in the long run problems slowly surfaced...

headache.....i needa spent alot of money to redo my sump...

[tanlc]

having a big tank wit a small sump is bad!

like me... 4 ft tank and 2 feet sump... and now in the long run problems slowly surfaced...

headache.....i needa spent alot of money to redo my sump...

What kind of problem?? Would you like to share with us?