Mixing canister and sump

[Cgosnell470]

Hello..I have had a 110 gallon aquarium in the past with great results...however I have been out of the hobby for yrs now. My children recently bought me a 75 gallon that I plan on filling with marine fish...problem being is the stand has 2 very limited space on each side for filtration. 14 inch max length MOST ALL sump are 15 inches wide which won't fit. My thoughts are doing a 40 gallon sump to hide heaters, skimmer, ext and a larger canister filter on other side for filtration purposes..thoughts?

 

[MichaelReefer]

Hello..I have had a 110 gallon aquarium in the past with great results...however I have been out of the hobby for yrs now. My children recently bought me a 75 gallon that I plan on filling with marine fish...problem being is the stand has 2 very limited space on each side for filtration. 14 inch max length MOST ALL sump are 15 inches wide which won't fit. My thoughts are doing a 40 gallon sump to hide heaters, skimmer, ext and a larger canister filter on other side for filtration purposes..thoughts?

A 40 gallon sump for a 75 gallon tank should be way more than enough. Your sump is over half the size of your tank.

 

[Cgosnell470]

A 40 gallon sump for a 75 gallon tank should be way more than enough. Your sump is over half the size of your tank.

Ok. Thank you.. specs say ten to forty gallon..seems like a wide spectrum...thats why I was wondering if I should back up with canister...again all due to limited stand space.

 

[Cgosnell470]

Ok. Thank you.. specs say ten to forty gallon..seems like a wide spectrum...thats why I was wondering if I should back up with canister...again all due to limited stand space.

Wanting to keep it fairly simple/laid back tank....insist on a sump to hid heater and skimmer ect..

 

[MichaelReefer]

Ok. Thank you.. specs say ten to forty gallon..seems like a wide spectrum...thats why I was wondering if I should back up with canister...again all due to limited stand space.

25% the size of the display is basically the minimum. So I would say a 30-40 gallon would be plenty

 

[Cgosnell470]

Thank you!

 

[Cgosnell470]

Still need help understanding and setting up this figicube

 

[Spare time]

Still need help understanding and setting up this figicube

I have a fiji cube sump. I decided to make the sump area a refugium and it works wonderfully.


Ps sorry if it's no super clean lol

 

[Cgosnell470]

I have a fiji cube sump. I decided to make the sump area a refugium and it works wonderfully.


Ps sorry if it's no super clean lol

Thank you!! But I'm not interested in a refugium just yet...just trying to understand what kind of overflow, return pump, intake hoses ect I need to get this sump going...UUGGG!!