150gal fiter question

[TFELOG]

I will be setting up a 150 gallon tank for discus and was wondering if any one had any experience with the marineland tidal pool 2 sump system? Thanks

[Darrell Ward]

Nah. Too expensive for me. I've always made them from old tanks. A sump is a sump. Anything that holds water without distorting from the water weight, will work as good as a high dollar one. :)

[Len]

It looks pretty much like a storage bin with a drip tower. Like Darrell said , use an old fish tank or something cheap and sturdy enough to get the job done.

[kareen]

Hi Tfelog,I have 125gal with 2 Tidal pool sumps thay work good for me.I would go with useing and old tank it's not hard to make a sump just make sure the tank is the right size good luck

[TFELOG]

thanks everyone. I have 2 brand new ones that I bought for another project a few years ago, but never used. I guess I'll give them a go.

[Darrell Ward]

I would use them for sure. Sumps make life easier.

[TFELOG]

Any recommendations on what pump to use?

[brianyam]

Just as a FYI. I was a big believer in sumps and canister filters. I was very skeptical of Sponge filters. But I gave it a try on a 120G, and it works fine. No water problems at all. Simple. Easy. Cheap. You get air bubbles. U don't have to spend time washing media. Just a rinse of the sponge once a week or so. I made the change as I had allot of royal plecos, and they just clogged up my canister filters. Pain to wash. But the sponge is easy. I think unless the tank is say 300G plus, then I would say sump is the for sure way to go.

[kareen]

I have one 1800 magdrive hook up to my 2 marineland tidal pool sumps one at each end under the tank and the pump in the middle just read the owner's manual it shows you how two hook the to together