Cheesus' 55 gallon build

[schooleyosis]

LOL!

Have you ever seen the South Park episode about Jersey? "They call it a Snookie"!!!

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

LOL!

Have you ever seen the South Park episode about Jersey? "They call it a Snookie"!!!

I've seen ALL the SouthParks, my friends and I used the line "muff cabbage" for a good two weeks

 

[schooleyosis]

Buwahahahahahahahaha. Forgot about that line! Thanks for the reminder.

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

So I've begun the double ten gallon process

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

My tank is all cycled and ready to go, however I've scrapped the double ten gallon deal, and gone with a simple ready-made sump, I've added a six line.

 

[Dowtish]

six lines are a terrible choice for a first fish...just saying

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

six lines are a terrible choice for a first fish...just saying

I'm going to hope I get lucky with this one, I know they're super territorial, but I figure because I'm only going to be getting fish it's same size or bigger later on that it won't be too aggressive.

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

So I've begun working on my sump, and the first step is to acquire a good pump... I have no idea how to calculate the gph I need for a 55, can anyone help?

 

[bknapp]

The easy rule of thumb for a return pump is ten times the DT volume. So 55x10=550 gph or around that area, my tank is 110 gallons and my return is over 1200 gph.

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

Can I use just any old water pump that can be found at harbor freight.

 

[gmoney243]

Actually u only want 3-5x volume going.through sump for skimmrt and filtration efficiency and aslo more flow =more microbubbles.

 

[dwilliams87]

Make sure the pump doesn't have metal in it because it will degrade over time.

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

What do ya'll think about this pump then: 620 GPH Submersible Fountain Pumplso I'll be posting my new and improved sump design later tonight

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

alright here goes, first is just the design for the sump and display

Second we've got the layout of the sump itself, I have added diy pvc overflow as backups, they will not be regularily used, and will be placed just above the maximum waterline, if in the unfortunate scenario of a power outage occurs, the water in the final chamber will get put into the pvc pipes.

 

[thegrilledcheesus]

So for my sump flexible pipe or rigid PVC? pros and cons of both?