Fish room super sump ideas?

Milad · #1 05-27-2011, 07:08 PM

What do you guys think of having one rubbermaid through just for rubble/remote deep sand bed and a ATS? Even with my biopellets.

whatcaneyedo · #2 05-28-2011, 03:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Milad

What do you guys think of having one rubbermaid through just for rubble/remote deep sand bed and a ATS? Even with my biopellets.

DSB are more trouble than they're worth in my opinion. Most of us set them up wrong and then end up with H2S problems as a result. The more liverock and water volume you can fit the better. However at some point you do hit diminishing marginal returns (my economics prof would be proud). I guess I'm falling behind in the lingo... what is ATS?

Milad · #3 05-28-2011, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by whatcaneyedo

DSB are more trouble than they're worth in my opinion. Most of us set them up wrong and then end up with H2S problems as a result. The more liverock and water volume you can fit the better. However at some point you do hit diminishing marginal returns (my economics prof would be proud). I guess I'm falling behind in the lingo... what is ATS?

algae turf scrubber. I hear they are good for pods and good for removing nitrates.

whatcaneyedo · #4 05-28-2011, 06:50 AM

Ah that's why I didn't recognize it. It would be kind of cool to see it done on a private tank. I've only read about them being used on some large public aquariums. I'm personally more fond of an over sized skimmer for getting rid of Nitrate and GFO + macro algae for Phosphate. Have you budgeted space in your fish room for a fragging station and a laundry room style sink?

Milad · #5 05-28-2011, 04:54 PM

This fish room will be outside so I cant really run a water line into it easily for a sink. What are you thinking for a fagging station?

whatcaneyedo · #6 05-28-2011, 06:22 PM

One of these days when I eventually get to build a fish room I want an easy to clean counter top beside a large sink with a bright light and a few shelves for doing all of my fragging. Locally I've seen a couple of really cool setups. In addition to a laundry room sink a floor drain and even a toilet would be great additions to your fish room. But of course you'd have to find some way of plumbing them in.