New 90 Gallon

BCOrchidGuy · #1 04-09-2007, 03:12 AM

If you don't mind a suggestion.... I'd raise the sump off the ground as much as you can (within reason). There will be times when you want to siphon the bottom of the sump for cleaning and if it's on the ground you may have trouble getting a good siphon. I'm stuck with my sump right now, it's under the tank and at 3 inches off the ground cleaning the bottom is a chore. Other than that it's a cool set up, a 90 is an awesome tank to work with.

Doug

digital-audiophile · #2 04-09-2007, 03:41 AM

I don't mind suggestions at all

I welcome them

I was planning on raising the sump up about a foot with 2x4's, mainly so I don't have to crouch as much to empty the skimmer cup

digital-audiophile · #3 04-21-2007, 03:37 PM

So I have the sump running, I am sure to you guys this will look like a rookies ameteur job.. well it is

I am not a handyman at all and this is the first time I have tried anything like this.. so it may not be pretty but it works, and I am proud of myself.

I'm still showing trace amounts of ammonia and I added a whole bunch more rock yesterday so there is still a bit of a cycle left I think before I move my fish over. I am going to re aquascape a bit to clean it up but this is basically the idea of what I want the rockwork to look like.

kwirky · #4 04-21-2007, 08:15 PM

looking good so far

why not move th heater into the sump? it'd clear up the display tank.

digital-audiophile · #5 04-21-2007, 10:00 PM

I just have not moved the heater in the sump yet. I just finished the glue last night so other than the leak test this morning I was going to wait a full 24 hours before I run the sump full time just to make sure eveything is cured.

I'll have two of the 250W stealths in the sump and two Korllias (still need to get my second one) in the tank.

kwirky · #6 04-22-2007, 06:45 AM

those hydors look to be quite the bargain. Saw one running in the long softie tank at gold's (in the back corner) and it was pushing a pretty wide water column.

ever thought about temperature fluctuations with the sump being in the furnace room? I considered doing the same but our furnace room reaches crazy high temperatures when the heater kicks in.

Summer won't matter much since the heater will almost never kick in though.

digital-audiophile · #7 04-22-2007, 02:54 PM

Allthough its late in the year and the furnace is not coming on as much as it does when it is really cold I have not seen an increase in the tank temp when it is running. I'm going to be running two of the stealth heaters in the sump to keep the temp up to around 80. I figured in the winter if it gets really hot in the furnace room I'll just mount a couple small fans on the wall beside the sump to cool down the water a bit.

I really like the hydor korlia, I'm excited to get my second one. comapring it to the seio of the same GPH rating the hydor has amuch better flow to it, more disperesed than just a stream of water. I really like the magnet mounting and the swivel options on it.