nemirn
02/09/2010, 04:04 PM
I have had my 10gal nano for about 2 years and have gotten to the point where I am tired of the constant maintenance associated with small water volumes.
I cannot, however, afford a bigger tank/lights/stand etc. and I want to keep the 10gal display tank.
Could this be achieved by simply adding water volume via a sump?
If so, what would be the easiest way to achieve this?
I'm thinking of devising or buying an overflow that would send the water down to a large plastic container containing a pump (not sure what kind I need) that sends the water back to the display tank. I could keep the heater in the sump as well as my Seachem clarifiers etc. This sump would not receive any light so a refugium partition is not part of the equation.
Would this also allow me to remove my HOB filter from the display tank and do my mechanical filtration inside the sump?
If so, what kind of apparatus would be good for this?
Would I also be able to do my water top-offs/changes directly from the sump?
Thank you!
I cannot, however, afford a bigger tank/lights/stand etc. and I want to keep the 10gal display tank.
Could this be achieved by simply adding water volume via a sump?
If so, what would be the easiest way to achieve this?
I'm thinking of devising or buying an overflow that would send the water down to a large plastic container containing a pump (not sure what kind I need) that sends the water back to the display tank. I could keep the heater in the sump as well as my Seachem clarifiers etc. This sump would not receive any light so a refugium partition is not part of the equation.
Would this also allow me to remove my HOB filter from the display tank and do my mechanical filtration inside the sump?
If so, what kind of apparatus would be good for this?
Would I also be able to do my water top-offs/changes directly from the sump?
Thank you!