FX6 and SUMP? REALISTIC AND FISH SAFE??? Im new to saltwater reef aquariums...but learning fast.

[Tunatime]

Does this make sense? I think it should work. More important, is it reef and fish safe? Trying to reduce the Nitrate/Nitrile "factory" stigma with the FX6, or greatly reduce it.

 

[RocketEngineer]

It won’t work because the pump in the FX6 isn’t designed to lift water 5 feet. It’s designed to move water from one height and discharge it at the same height which is a much easier job.

 

[Tunatime]

It won’t work because the pump in the FX6 isn’t designed to lift water 5 feet. It’s designed to move water from one height and discharge it at the same height which is a much easier job.

It's not going 5 feet. Where does it say that? The FX6 was working fine with freshwater before, the only thing I'm changing is a "Y" pipe to run another output instead of buying a jet head. The height of the tank is only about 2.5 feet tops.

 

[Tunatime]

UPDATED DIAGRAM

 

[RocketEngineer]

Try this: use the canister filter to move water from a bucket level with the sump into the display and see how it works. Science!

 

[Tunatime]

The FX6 has been used to filter the 75 gal tank in the past and it worked fine. If you forget the sump in the diagram, that's how the filter was setup. Intake to the filter was on the left side of the tank and the return on the right. This work without a hitch. It was setup that way in the past. The filter ran under the tank without any issues. The hoses from the filter are only about 2 ½ feet long. Not sure what your getting at?