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I have been scanning your build. I have a DSA, 140 gallon in my garage. Cabinet, hood, 55 gallon for a sump, protein skimmer and miscellaneous. Been there awhile. Oh and the kit to plumb it. Glad to find your build. I have been scared to put it together. I still am not confident on using the 55 for the sump. It is pretty tall. But there is not enough room for the 40 gallon breeder I originally bought. Can I use a smaller tank? Suggestions, ideas?
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hey Code4, i sent you a PM about the tank. Which model 140 do you have? It looks like DSA made 2 different 140 gallons. One is 48in long the other is 60in.
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The 55 does fit in the 60 inch cabinet. I guess I was wondering what, in your opinion, is the smallest sump size you would recommend for a 140 gallon DT. Sadly there is nothing within several hours drive for me to look at. I would have to drive 3.5 hours to see a set up other than Petco. You have so much more experience than I or Petco does! Sorry for my poorly worded question earlier. I really envy people who live where they can drive to a local fish store and not have to make a day of it.
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Mine is the 60 inch one. And for anyone wondering, a 40 breeder is to wide to fit in the cabinet. Shelley |
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05/08/2015, 06:09 PM | #208 |
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When it comes to sumps you don't want to think smallest sump size. Go as big as you possibly can from the start. More water means more stable temp and parameters. More room/compartments means you have space for more equipment, refugium, etc.
One thing I would recommend is being able to get the skimmer (assuming you're going to run one--which I'd also recommend) in and out to service it. When I had my 40B under this tank for a sump, I couldn't get the skimmer body out which made servicing the pump a nightmare. Don't ask about the time I had to service the pump while it was still in the sump.
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It's been a while since I've updated this thread. These pics are from December 2.
I've been attacking the red turf algae hard the last few months and it's considerably less than in these pictures. It's tough to beat though, especially because as it dies off it seems to result in cyano spikes.
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It's been a while since I updated this. I don't think I've had any major changes, but here is an updated FTS from today:
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