New build 90Gal, What size Sump?

[Marine2149]

So I broke down my 90 gallon Aqueon that was only house a pair of sevrums and tetras. Kinda of a waste.

Looking to make my own Sump. What size should I get for a 90 gallon.

I'm looking to buy an eshopp pf800 which does 800gph. Should I go for the 1000? Or is 800 good enough.

Thanks for the replies guys. This is exciting.

 

[vetteguy53081]

So I broke down my 90 gallon Aqueon that was only house a pair of sevrums and tetras. Kinda of a waste.

Looking to make my own Sump. What size should I get for a 90 gallon.

I'm looking to buy an eshopp pf800 which does 800gph. Should I go for the 1000? Or is 800 good enough.

Thanks for the replies guys. This is exciting.

40 breeder or 65g
55 gal may be a tight fit

 

[redfishbluefish]

Go with the largest sump you can fit in your stand. Make sure you can get the skimmer in and out with whatever sump you pick. That said, a nice sump for that 90 would be a 40B.

As far as the return pump, you don't want to exceed the capacity of the overflow, taking into account head loss. If you do an uncontrollable pump that's too big, you could always install a valve to moderate the flow. If it were me, I'd go for a controllable DC pump. On my 90 I use a Waveline DC6000 Pump (no longer made) which is a controllable DC pump.

 

[Marine2149]

This is great much appreciated. Thanks guys.

I'll go with a 40B.

 

[Marine2149]

Looked up the size of a 40 breeder and it's 18" wide and will not fit in my current stand. Any other suggestions?

 

[Marine2149]

 

[Marine2149]

Found a 29 gallon which would fit perfectly. Would this work with my 90 gallon?

 

[ShepherdReefer]

29-gallon is not a bad option. Great setup.

 

[Marine2149]

Sound good then. Just found one on offer up for 25 bucks.

 

[Marine2149]

 

[BanjoBandito]

I have a 29 gallon sump on mine.

 

[DavidinGA]

29g sump under my 90g too

 

[Marine2149]

So I was only able to fit a 24 gallon under my stand.

It's an AIO tank and was thinking of using this. Anyone know of any issue I might run into. The baffels in the back look like they can handle a large enough volume and even if it starts to overflow I can just get a valve and adjust until I find the right amount of volume.

Anyone done this before.

 

[Marine2149]

I'm gonna add compartments for a skimmer, refugium, and return.

 

[welsher7]

The only issues i see are the small footprint, looks like 24", will make things cramped. I'd pull that tank and maybe keep as a QT or sell it and go with a 30g long, it has a 36"x12" footprint and is either 12" or 16" tall. You want to stick with a short tank for ease of maintenance. it will still leave you room in your stand for a topoff container and electrical.