Hi everyone!
Ever since I began this wonderful and fulfilling hobby 5 years ago, I have only had small tanks. My largest was a 40 gallon cube with a 10 gallon sump. After learning many lessons along the way, I truly now understand what people mean when they say "Larger aquariums are easier to keep". It just makes sense that the larger the volume of water, the more stable your parameters will be.
With that said, I took advantage of the recent sale at Petco and purchased a 75g. Now, I realize that for most people on this site, a 75 gallon tank isn't considered a "large tank", but when all you have had are AIO's, Biocubes and such, a 75 gallon tank is quite a bit bigger.
My question is this: Is there a general consensus on how many gallons a sump should be for a given DT size? (ratio?)? I have a 40g breeder that has never been used and was thinking about using that to build a custom sump. I definitely have the room for it under my DT, in the stand. That would bring my total water volume to 110g; give or take a few gallons.
Thanks a bunch for your help.
Ever since I began this wonderful and fulfilling hobby 5 years ago, I have only had small tanks. My largest was a 40 gallon cube with a 10 gallon sump. After learning many lessons along the way, I truly now understand what people mean when they say "Larger aquariums are easier to keep". It just makes sense that the larger the volume of water, the more stable your parameters will be.
With that said, I took advantage of the recent sale at Petco and purchased a 75g. Now, I realize that for most people on this site, a 75 gallon tank isn't considered a "large tank", but when all you have had are AIO's, Biocubes and such, a 75 gallon tank is quite a bit bigger.
My question is this: Is there a general consensus on how many gallons a sump should be for a given DT size? (ratio?)? I have a 40g breeder that has never been used and was thinking about using that to build a custom sump. I definitely have the room for it under my DT, in the stand. That would bring my total water volume to 110g; give or take a few gallons.
Thanks a bunch for your help.