jacksprat
24-11-06, 12:01
Ok so as alot of people have said they would love to have a sump on their nano cube. Cyber aquatics now offer a service of drilling the tank before you get it.... Now i had thought about a sump beofre but then thought it too much trouble to have one put on but now i think it can be done.
A few problems really:
1. My tank is stocked so will have to be done fairly quickly and i will run a temporary smaller tank for a few days while either I drill it or i try and find someone who will! - Or Maybe someone will allow my stock in their tank for 2-3 days. Anyway thats not too much of a problem.
2. Where do i get the holes drilled? and how big....... as i will then run pipes down through and into the stand below which will house the mini sump.
3. How should the sump be designed - i will post dimensions up of the stand tonight however it may be better to get a new bigger stand that can fit a bigger sump in? Although it would be an achievement to fit it in the existing stand... could a "2 tier" sump be achieved? as the stand is tall and narrow.
4. As there is a back compartment siliconed on i could actually remove this and it would in turn create more space within the tank i could then just use the returns from the sump as the flow within the tank???
This would allow me to house all filter materials and chaeto in the sump and then even have a small protein skimmer down there or a chiller if need be in the summer.
Let me know what you think. Your input is appreciated as always and also any other ideas. Would be helpful if any questions 1-4 could be answered. As i know many people have though of this and given up but i would like to follow this through as i think i could do it relatively low cost (sub £200) with a fair bit of benefit.
A few problems really:
1. My tank is stocked so will have to be done fairly quickly and i will run a temporary smaller tank for a few days while either I drill it or i try and find someone who will! - Or Maybe someone will allow my stock in their tank for 2-3 days. Anyway thats not too much of a problem.
2. Where do i get the holes drilled? and how big....... as i will then run pipes down through and into the stand below which will house the mini sump.
3. How should the sump be designed - i will post dimensions up of the stand tonight however it may be better to get a new bigger stand that can fit a bigger sump in? Although it would be an achievement to fit it in the existing stand... could a "2 tier" sump be achieved? as the stand is tall and narrow.
4. As there is a back compartment siliconed on i could actually remove this and it would in turn create more space within the tank i could then just use the returns from the sump as the flow within the tank???
This would allow me to house all filter materials and chaeto in the sump and then even have a small protein skimmer down there or a chiller if need be in the summer.
Let me know what you think. Your input is appreciated as always and also any other ideas. Would be helpful if any questions 1-4 could be answered. As i know many people have though of this and given up but i would like to follow this through as i think i could do it relatively low cost (sub £200) with a fair bit of benefit.