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LOL SUMP for 5 gallon tank. Help?
I have a small useless 3/4 gallon or maybe 1 gallon(not sure) tank that just sits around. I want to turn it into a mini SUMP. I recently bought a pump that ranges from 0-80gph and want to know if stand air tubing would be ok for the transportation on water. Could I just create a syphon from the 5 gallon to my 1 gallon with air tubing and pump the water back up with whatever tubing is necesary. The adjustable pump should make this very easy. Any thoughts? I plan on creating a very large aquarium with a SUMP when I get my house(year or so) and I think this would be great practice.
It's a 1 gallon SUMP for a 5 gallon tank. Not a 1 gallon for a 50 gallon. Air bubble will not be a problem b/c I am putting an overflow and baffles in using acrylic. I asked about air tubing input not overflows or tank size inputs. Read the question before answering. So annoying. I understand how SUMPs work. Just wanted to know if anyone thought air tubing would have a large enough inner/flow diameter to let enough water through the syphon. But I used my brain and I will just use two air line tubes to get the flow I need.
4 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
InIn theory it ay work however my concern would the inlet sucking up the gravel or fish.
For return line I would use a spray bar there is not a powerful balst of water pasteing your fish(es) to the side of the tank.
For media I would use the small reusable bags used for the HOB filters.
Good luck.
- darkcircaLv 41 decade ago
Personally I would avoid doing it, you never know when something could go wrong. Making a sump that sits beside can be a pain sometimes. I tried this with my 56gallon tank, having a 5 gallon sump next to it, was more of a pain than anything else.
I recommend when you upgrade you get a tank with an overflow built in it. This is the best option to setting up a sump, so even getting practice now will do you little to no good. Setting up a tank with an overflow is not that difficult, just requires some research and investing in an overflow kit, as well as the bulkheads. I use this method now for my 90 gallon tank with 20 gallon sump below. It's the easiest and most practical method.
One problem with the side tank is when you do water changes. It is such a pain to get the siphon going again..
- 1 decade ago
Even your 5 gallon tank would not be a large enough sump for a 50 gallon. You would completly pollute your tank with air bubbles(very bad). You are going to need more distance from the inflow and outflow as well as a chamber for your live rock and skimmer.
- FinaticLv 71 decade ago
Standard air tubing is pretty narrow. I'd go to a medical supply shop and get some IV tubing.
