My Sump

[cumminz]

Ok so my sump that I have right now is maybe 20-25 gallons. About Half of it is bio-balls. That is where my first question comes in. Are they good or bad? they also go in the overflow of my tank. I have a 40 sitting in my backyard i could make it a sumo, and also i have a reall wird sump. It is about 3 ft tall 1 foot wide by 6-8 inch deep. 1/2 of it is boiballs, and the other half is drilled for a driain. I think i could hook that up as my fuge? Correct me if im wrong

[NewbReefer]

pics would help a ton or even draw up a pic in paint and upload that. you could use the 40 if you got room for it, is it going under the stand?

[cumminz]

Ya under the stand. it will be a custom stand, taller than most. I hate how the stands are so low. Ill go take a pic with my webcam i guess

[NewbReefer]

that should help, theres just so many different styles and ways they can be built.

[cumminz]

Reg sump1. Tank I can make sump 2. New Sump 3. New sump top 4.In my tank where bioballs are supposed to go 5.

[NewbReefer]

If you could use that 40g as a sump that would good you should be able to fit a DSB and macro algae. it just depends on what your stand dimensions are going to be. also keep in mind that the taller the tank is from the ground the harder it will be to work inside the tank.

[cumminz]

I can buy a stool bro. i hate the stands where the top of the tank is at eyelevel. I like my tanks a lil higher.

[ladypheesh]

many people on here don't suggest bioballs. If you love them then it's certainly up to you but you can replace them with live rock if you want.

[cumminz]

So, what are they for? if you are not using live rock? They came with the tank. Anyone else hav an aopinion on Them?

[yote]

Bio-balls are ok,you just have to maintain them.I've got some in my sump to quiet the noise from the water flowing through.But I take them out every week and wash them in tap water.That keeps them from becoming part of the biological filtration.