Follow up to starting over
Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 11:38 am
This is a follow up to the statrtng over post. I had asked about not using sand in the aquarium. What do you think about putting the sand in the sump. Will I get the same benefits??? I am put my sump out on the porch and running the water through the wall via pvc pipe. I did this to get it out of site and to keep as much pump noise down as I can plus make it more accessible. My sump is a big plastic tub and a series of plastic buckets containing bio balls, activated carbon, filter media, protien skimmer...etc. Adding sand would be no problem. I have all this consealed in a big wooden box. I think the capacity of this sump is enough for a much larger aquarium but I spent way less money on it than a store bought one.