Sump for 78 gallon freshwater aquarium?

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Xtrattitude4u

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I'm getting a 78 gallon display tank to replace my 55.
The tank is drilled from the bottom and comes with a pump and ocean clear filter.
My concern is that these filters do either mechanical or biological, not both at once.
Since my tank has a full solid oak hood, an extra hanging filter wouldn't be an option.

What is my best option here?
Should I get a sump and do my biological filtration that way or is there a way to modify
an ocean clear filter to do both?
I'm doing freshwater and my only concern is having biological filtration.

I was thinking of mounting a biowheel inside the the tank and running the return to it?
Any advice would be great.

Thanks!

Ryan
 
i would go with a DIY wet dry filter lots of examples and instructions at monsterfishkeepers.com
 
55 gallon sump?! Wow I'd never have to clean the tank.
No I don't have the room for that craziness.
I may look into biulding a sump, however, I just discovered the ocean clear filters
Are modular. I could just get a second and run it inline with biological media inside.
Any opinions on this option?
 
Ok. It looks very intimidating, but if its what I should do I'll go for it.
I just want to make sure this will work for my setup.
The tank is drilled only on the underside 4 times with
2 intake and 2 output connected together but can be closed individualy with valves.
The top is completely enclosed so I can't hang anything on the tank.
 
Main tank -> sump -> sump pump -> ocean clear -> main tank

or

Put a sponge or bag of bio rings in the middle of the ocean clear pleated cartridge and use that for bio.
 
a DIY wet dry filter is very simple to make and really cheap compared to buying pre made ones. dont let it fool you thinking its diffucult i have built many of them with rubbermade storage containers as the sump and the 3 level high plastic storage cabniets from walmart. just drill some holes put your media in the 3 drawers connect your drain line hook up your return pump and your up and running. all parts needed can be bought locally and in a few hours you have a nice filter. and you saved alot of $$$ over premade. BUT if you can get a premade locally for a good deal then by all means get it. I pick up premade ones when they are 20.00 or less craigslist and ebay are a good source for them.
 
I feel confident about building the sump now, and think it will be lots of fun.
I believe the larger challenge is going to be designing and building a proper overflow.
Since the tank is drilled from the bottom I'll have to have hoses or pipes in the tank
to connect to the overflow(s), which will be very difficult to hide. :-(
For now I have 2 bags of bio cubes in the filter and after adding bio booster it seems to be performing well.
Thanks for the advice guys.
 
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