Does this look like it would work?

[dogmaiwli]

This is how I have my sump setup, do you think it will be effective? As a Filter

Lost a fish in the syphon. Poor Betta.
So Now I have it hard piped to the top. with a spray bar and a valve.

 

[dogmaiwli]

Sorry forgot to mention there is a RIO 1700 returning the water.

 

[Jawz]

whats in all the chambers?

 

[zimmerlyct]

Also, what's the size of the tank.......That 1700 will be pushing water........

 

[dogmaiwli]

Sorry forgot some important info

It is a 55gallon on the top and a approx 25 on the bottom, the 1700 I estimate will be pushing around 350 GPH

In the first section it is filled with cheap pot scrubbers all plastic the second section is filter floss and the third is going to be for charchol and the like and in between each is a thin green pot scrubber thing

 

[Jawz]

alright, i guess those scrubbers are for bio? well they should come last i believe, first mechanical (filterfloss) then chemical (charcoal), the bio (scurbbers). Also i dont see how the filter floss will effectively remove waste, cuz it appears it can move around it. If possible a disagram of water flow would help out.

 

[Jawz]

also if u got a submersible heater, id through it in there too, it will work far most efficiently and save energy aswell. And with the extra one u can it to little old me fo being useful, lol jk

 

[dogmaiwli]

A very Crude diagram

Here is a very crude diagram of how she works

 

[dogmaiwli]

oh yeah and the heater is to long to fit

oh yeah and the heater is to big to fit

 

[Jawz]

hmm looks pretty good cept i still tink the filter floss and scrubbers are in the wrong place cuz the scrubbers will probly hold most of the larger particles, making the floss kinda useless. hmm thats one beef

the other is the 3 chamber and how the flow get to it, see if media is placed in there, the water is not forced to pass through it, it probly be more effective if could rise up and over flow to the chamber with the rio pump.

Sory if im seeming harsch but jsut my perspective on this, tryin to help to the best of my knowledge.

 

[dogmaiwli]

Okay I will change things around then repost

Okay I will change things around then repost

 

[dogmaiwli]

I should also Mention I Have an AC300 on the back of the main tank

 

[adamj]

here is what i would do

 

[Jawz]

he only has 4 chambers, but that looks really good too

 

[adamj]

actualy, heres an idea... let gravity do your work,,, get a 20 gallon tall and let the water trickle down through filter systems and have a pump suck it back up

 

[sinasster]

with all overflow sumps there is enough room for the water to level off after the return pump has shut off. your sump looks as if it is full and will over flow when it is off.... unless of course you took the pictures with the pump off.

I think you should scrap the filter floss and get one of those filter pads they use in the store bought wet/dry... the one with the dimension of a 2x4

 

[sinasster]

also if you have a built in overflow on your tank, put the pot scrubbers in there so you get thhe wet/dry effect, rather than having them submerged.

 

[adamj]

actualy, you could possibly work in tetras new hob wet/dry system into that,, could be neat