Semi-complicated freshwater filtration and setup questions

[piggy67]

+ 1 Great solution! Great ingenuity. I would go that route

EDIT: Why would you want a tidepool anywhoo?

-Aaron

Marineland Tidepool systems are very good and less expensive than canister filters. The huge bio wheel can house millions on BB and can be connected to another very easily via bulkheads and some plumbing. The new Tidepool systems have a double bio wheel per sump. I run 2 Tidepool systems connected together with a 600gph pump for my 240gal FW aquarium and my water is crystal clear. The tidepools have 4 trays allowing you to combine many different types of filter media from polishing pads to bio balls and are very easy to change. With 2 connected together i get double the filtration and only have to top off one. I would reccomend this system for its huge filtration capacity, easily connectable to other systems and fairly inexpensive when compared to canister filters. Why would you NOT want a Tidepool system?

 

[tyler79durdan]

Marineland Tidepool systems are very good and less expensive than canister filters. The huge bio wheel can house millions on BB and can be connected to another very easily via bulkheads and some plumbing. The new Tidepool systems have a double bio wheel per sump. I run 2 Tidepool systems connected together with a 600gph pump for my 240gal FW aquarium and my water is crystal clear. The tidepools have 4 trays allowing you to combine many different types of filter media from polishing pads to bio balls and are very easy to change. With 2 connected together i get double the filtration and only have to top off one. I would reccomend this system for its huge filtration capacity, easily connectable to other systems and fairly inexpensive when compared to canister filters. Why would you NOT want a Tidepool system?

Sounds like a great system, but what I meant was why not a real wet/dry sump to put his skimmer in?...

 

[Star_Rider]

if you order the tanks pre drilled you can always block off the holes if you choose not to use a sump.

Look for DIY. sumps are commonly used in large aqauriums , both fresh and marine.

I would highly recommend you do not share the filtration of the tanks but keep the filtration independent.

this helps to reduce the chance of pathogens spreading. if you use a share filtration both tanks would run the risk of infection.

sumps are pretty simple. you could build your own and even set them up as fw refugiums using plants to assist with nitorgen transport(reducing nitrate levels)

cannisters are a good choice too. you could even use sump in conjunction with cannisters to help with mechnical filtration.

 

[AAHoudiniAA]

What are the chances I could configure a way to add a protein skimmer (thinking now of FOWLR) to a canister filtered system? I have exactly 3" from the back of the tank to the wall.