Cheryl's 165 Gallon upgrade

[christyf5]

Originally Posted by CherylMcKay

Well the list is coming together. I know I am getting a RO/DI,auto top off(tunze) and replacing the sump.

What is the ratio of sump to tank I should look at. Is it just a matter of being able to get my equipment in it or is there a calculation based on tank size?

there probably is a calculation but I've always thought of a sump as a good hiding place for all the equipment you don't want in your tank, so if you can fit it all in there and still have some nice flow, you're good to go. Also don't forget to think about water changes and your system volume (at least thats what I thought of ie. how much salt to do a 20% weekly water change) it can get pricey with a larger system volume when its not all display tank.

[badAZZlars]

For sump size I would make it large enough so that you can do the amount of gallons for water changes that you are planning which means you don't have to remove water from the display, and also make it large enough so it can handle the water that flows back from the display tank during a power outage.

As for skimmers yes it would be nice to have a bubble king as they are of amazing quality but for a quarter of the price i'm running a bubble magus skimmer on my full SPS tank and its has been great.