is this sump size big enough ?

[Bob Weigant]

I have a 200G Marineland tank that Im building and I see this sump for sale. Its a eshopps sump 30L x 12w x 16h. Comes out to just about 25 gallons. Thoughts before I say yes or no

 

[Crabs McJones]

I have a 200G Marineland tank that Im building and I see this sump for sale. Its a eshopps sump 30L x 12w x 16h. Comes out to just about 25 gallons. Thoughts before I say yes or no

In my honest opinion, for a 200 gallon tank you're going to end up wanting bigger. Why not scoop up a 40 gallon breeder and make a sump? They're on sale at petco almost all the time, and there are sump baffle kits ir you can make your own :) I just feel that the 12" width is going to come back to haunt you later on when adding your equipment that can handle that water volume.

 

[Pntbll687]

Go with the largest you can afford or fit. You'll be kicking yourself later if equipment you want won't fit.

A 40 breeder would give more room, and is easily modifiable to make a sump.

Even if you went with some large rubbermaid totes, it would probably work out better than the sump you posted. And it's simply a matter of having room.

I have a 40 long as a sump (got it the setup for free, so I used it) and the lack of room is terrible. The only reason I don't replace it.... I can't get the tank out of the stand. It was put in the stand before the tank was put on top.

 

[Bob Weigant]

Thank you for the replies. That’s how I was feeling about the size. I don’t want to just get by, I want it to be more than enough.

 

[DesertReefT4r]

Find a used 75g tank and make it your sump. Bigger is always better.

 

[Forsaken77]

Thank you for the replies. That’s how I was feeling about the size. I don’t want to just get by, I want it to be more than enough.

I have a 180 and went with a Trigger 39 Sapphire. It holds 40 gallons when filled. My brother has a 210-220 tank and went with the Icecap 36 sump, the XL is too wide for the stand. After seeing the way he set it up, I would've gone with the Icecap.

The Icecap has a HUGE area for a skimmer, no fuge section, but a built-in ato area. He dremelled out 2 big rectangular boxes into the ato part and uses it as a passive fuge. So he was able to get a bigger skimmer into his sump than I (with the external pump, where I need a space saving size), and he also has the fuge now.

The Icecap is also cheaper than the Trigger.