Famous Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I've got an established 55g tank with no sump. am running 2 filters and wouldn't mind getting rid of them in place of a sump. Is there a way i can do so without spending a whole lot of money on overflow box and without drilling. I tried to do one before and used my skimmer as a return pump and I started a siphon as the suction, but was worried about one failing and causing a big mess, and my skimmer was not actually skimming anymore. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I've got an established 55g tank with no sump. am running 2 filters and wouldn't mind getting rid of them in place of a sump. Is there a way i can do so without spending a whole lot of money on overflow box and without drilling. I tried to do one before and used my skimmer as a return pump and I started a siphon as the suction, but was worried about one failing and causing a big mess, and my skimmer was not actually skimming anymore. Any ideas? easy to make, works very well http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=15733 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 I've got an established 55g tank with no sump. am running 2 filters and wouldn't mind getting rid of them in place of a sump. Is there a way i can do so without spending a whole lot of money on overflow box and without drilling. I tried to do one before and used my skimmer as a return pump and I started a siphon as the suction, but was worried about one failing and causing a big mess, and my skimmer was not actually skimming anymore. Any ideas? easy to make, works very well http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/s...ead.php?t=15733 Thanks, now what size to make all the piping? Smallest I can get that PVC is like 3/4". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Guess I shoulda read further down.......1" is what they are using:D. Anyone know about what type of pump I should use, would a pond pump work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hybrid Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Guess I shoulda read further down.......1" is what they are using:D. Anyone know about what type of pump I should use, would a pond pump work? depends on the pumps flow rate.. I use 1 1/2" pvc with a 450-500 gph pump... no problems if your pumps flow is more than the pipe can handle ,, just make 2 overflows, one for each side of the tank.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famous Posted July 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Thanks I'm going to try this and see how it works. Thanks for the tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firestorm Posted July 26, 2008 Report Share Posted July 26, 2008 You can try buying eheim pumps that they use on their canister filters. I have heard they work great when using on sumps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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