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Awesome! I am working my way up to a sump. One day I will probably have one... I have experience with an FX6 Canister Filter because I used to have one on a 125-gallon aquarium. It was great meeting you and taking a picture with you at Aquashella Dallas Saturday, May 20!! You'll probably remember us now when I say: My dad and I are New Yorkers too just like you. I have African Clawed Frogs and they are doing good. I love breeding cichlids!

This video wasn't good it was sofa king good. Finally someone did a great review and explanation of this system 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏

I have been out of the hobby since I was around 12. At 54, I just jumped back in with my wife, going with Mbuna. After a lot of research, I decided to forego canisters on my 100 gallon and build my own sump. I purchased two 40 breeders from Petco, one as the sump, the other I sacrificed for glass to be used to separate the sump chambers (FYI, the bottom panel on the Aqueon 40 breeder I used for chamber glass is tempered...ask me how I know. All other panels were used and were not tempered). A lot of work and learning, but I'm thrilled with the results. My sump goes like this: water return chamber into two 4"/14" socks>mechanical filtration chamber (FilterFirst)>moving bed chamber containing ~70% K2 and two air pump outlets>secondary mechanical (FilterFirst)/chemical filtration (purigen and Chemi Pure Blue) chamber>UV filter/return pump chamber. I have to say, I'm thrilled with the performance. Water is crystal clear and water testing is beyond my expectations. 35 Mbuna and 7 Petricola, and I'm testing Nitrate at a level where I only have to water change every 3-4 weeks at 40PPM. I'm thrilled with the performance, considering the sump was very inexpensive to build compared to all of the prebuilt online options I could find. I change my two socks every 3-4 days, dump my Aquatic Experts FilterFirst pads in the mechanical chambers once they demonstrate reduced water flow (~7 days) and my chemical filtration gets changed as needed (months). I love returning to this hobby, and keeping my fish happy and healthy! Keep up the good work!

Heeeeey. My favorite channel. Bro without you I’d be lost. Appreciate you ❤

I installed the Seamless sump on my new 240g from Custom Aquariums a month ago and love it. I plumbed in a water line that goes through a carbon filter and brings in one gallon of chlorine free water each hour. I also drilled the reservoir tub and added a bulkhead and a drain so it drains out excess water. No water changes!

Heads up for you. You can remove the bits from your screwdriver and use it as a nut driver. Makes it a lot easier to lock down your hose clamps instead of fighting with the slots and the flathead screwdriver bit.

What I admire in you, is that yr always improving yr tanks, the socks do a great job, but most of the people complain that they are hard to clean, normally going to the wash machine, but they well leave yr water Cristal clear, it's always good to watch yr videos, my freindm

Hi Kev, love love your channel. And also I ordered a complete system from custom aquarium for my African cichlids about six years ago and let me tell you it’s the best system some I’ve ever had was intimidated at first, but it’s the easiest thing ever.❤

I just received my 75 gallon tank from Customer Aquarium. Only have one sock AND my system stoped with the tub for the pump. However this video helped will help me set up my Aquarium- thanks I saved to rewatch 😊

Just want to say man you’ve completely inspired me in this hobby. In short I have a 55 gallon tank: 1 red tail shark, 10 Tiger barbs, 4 yo-yo loaches. All completely healthy. Water is crystal clear due to your help in many videos. The wave maker is a GEM in this hobby extremely underrated and adds so much extra filtration. My fish love it. My red tail shark is now 1 Yrs old and some change. Great video man! Seachem Prime is a LIFE SAVER

Once you switch to a sump you never want anything else. As a saltwater hobbyist I love the ability to work on all equipment in one spot.

Go the seamless lump on my 90 …..love it!

I absolutely love that entire set up !! Makes me want one

haha can visibly see the struggle in that tight space man you are too funny 🤣

One of the best forms of filtration when I've used a sump has been a moving bed. Large amounts of k1 type media does make some noise which can be somewhat dampened but in terms of performance, it makes such a huge difference to the biological filtration of a large tank.

This is insane! That’s gonna be some serious filtration. Had fun watching this! Ty bro

Looks great, nice work! I would love to see the smaller version and specifically hope they make one that isn't gigantically tall.

been waiting for an update on the new tank, kev! can’t wait to see what u do w it 🤞🏼

Thank you for walking through this, we purchased our first sump from Custom Aquariums and I did not find the instructions I was provided nearly as helpful. Your plan for filtration is so good, I cannot wait to hear more about how it goes.

Superb! Once you go sump'd there's no going back.i truly hate cannister filters now. The ability to run reactors for my purigen/carbon on my discus tanks & on my marine tanks biophos/chaeto has hugely helped with stability.great setup hope you enjoy it🎉🎉🎉🎉

Thanks Kev! Using a sump doesn’t seem so intimidating now! Excellent video!

Nice video. Seamless is great set up for people that can’t fit a traditional sump in their stand due to supports.

This was absolutely terrifying for me Kev!! 🤣 Very interesting and informative...but It will be along time before I get to this level! Could this sump be used for salt water Aquarium also? You did the power outage test...looks like it good to go. For the first time using a sump and installing...you did an amazing job! Hope new tank will be up and running soon with no more issues for you! I can't wait to see when it's finished! Thank you for taking the time to show this! Very much appreciated and will have this for future reference.( it'll be awhile though)! 🤣 😊❤

Great job, Idol! Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭 not skipping your ads. ❤

I was hesitant to have a sump for years! If my seemless sump was created back then, I would have nothing but sumps!😂 I modified my sump so I can get 30 days or more before cleaning it. I can’t wait to see you get there too.

Welcome to sumping!

Absolutely love your channel, so informative and even though I have a fair bit of experience I've learnt a lot from your videos. Keep up the great work.

Been waiting on this video, a sump pump has always looked a bit completed really feel comfortable with my canisters but if I want a big tank someday this is the best filtration, Thanks again and hopefully I'll see you at Aquashella Chicago !

I love the Discus fish all lined up checking out what you’re doing

Love the new tank, I’m jealous!!!! Congrats 🎉

youre the man. great video

Good job man, congrats on the new tank. I have learned a lot from you about hold and keep african cichlids. Regardless of the sump, i wasn't a big fan of the set up, since i am used to the return pumps set up in last, running normal from what I could see on this video the water rarely goes to the refugium. Also, it may help in case you are having drain noise, change those pips for hard ones, and use valves to control the overflow. But from this video, I couldn't listen to the noise, so I'm just leaving a tip in case there are. I am looking forward to updates 😉 Keep up the good work!!

Those heaters are really good

Congratulations Bro! Great progress!

Hey nice informative video. Just a tip.. the hoses heat with boiling water it will soften the pvc making it easier to fit barb fittings then secure with hose clamps.. 2 tip see if there is an electronic cutoff / stop valves on the outlets to stop flow to sump pump when power goes out. Cheers

Cool video, I've never had a sump, now I'm a little bit 'in the know' thanks dude.

Fish cave for the W!❤

Gotta be nerve wrecked setting up your fist sump with that amount of water. Looks like the process was flawless though. Nice work! 👏 😎

Awesome tank!

I'm happy for you bro 400 gallon nice sized tank good idea keeping that Arrowarna a sump on a tank that size in my opinion is nessesy keep up the good fish keeping go Seachem 👍

Great video. One day in the near future I invest in a sump with a larger tank.

This is an awesome setup and well explained. Thank you. That being said, my hand me down tank is drilled on the bottom and top for out and in. So there are something’s that will be different and I have to work through those while I’m saving up for my custom aquarium. 😅

Only have a 100 g tank, so I’ll stick to my fx4 and fx6 but you make such entertaining video I watched it, your the best. Based on vids on wavemakers now using them to get the circulation in my 100 g cichlids😊

As a newbie I expect to stick with my AIO system for a few years but this video has definitely made using a sump in the future less intimidating.

You could put a control valve on each of the inputs. Gives you a lot more control Kev. 👍

I really like the heater location

The way I always did my sump fill was to fill the tank until it started to drain into the sump & then stop. Once it broke the siphon, I'd fill the sump to about 2" from it overflowing. That sets the power out level of the whole system. Then turn on the return pump(s) & once it stabilizes, you mark that as your running level. As long as you are never OVER that level, the system will never flood in a power outage. If you have an ATO, this is the level it should be set at to maintain.

It looks awesome, and I'm sure you will enjoy the new set up. I'll admit I'm relatively new to the hobby, so forgive my ignorance. With the tight fit under the stand, do you not need to get into the sump system after installation? There doesn't look like much room to get those media bags out for any future cleaning or removing any tubs for cleaning/maintenance. How is this accomplished or does it never need to be done?

What’s the measurements for the holes (top distance)

Yes yes 🙌 I need a 400 hundred gallon down I got 220

Great Presentation 🐟🐠💪

Excellent video👌

Hey man. Pretty cool video. I'm seriously considering switching to a sump from 2 fx6s on my 180. Question though, with all the gluing that you did, what happens if you need to move?

Kev if you want to the very best biological filtration available, run fluidized K1 media. Nothing else comes close and with give you the best water quality.

Very well explained Kave bro 👌

This is not affordable for most people this is a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR PROJECT 😳😎🍀

Great tutorial bro.

Nice video broski trust me my friend changing those socks will be a challenge because the sock table is huge and the stand can only be so high I have the same setup on a 540 and I dred changing my socks because of this I hope you don’t run into this issue like I have I swapped out my custom aquariums sump and went to a pool sand filter water is crystal clear good luck bro I love your videos I’m not trying to be a negative person I’m simply telling you the issues I ran into hope the best bro

Now that you have a sump, is it easier to maintain than a couple FX6 filters? I'm going to have a 300 gallon tank built, and I'm trying to decided whether or not I should just use my two FX6 cannisters, or if I should I have the tank drilled and get a sump. I appreciate your input. Thanks Kev.

Add a check valve to your pumps to prevent the back siphon

I feel like the refugium section need a return pump back to the socks u have unused... So more flow will thus bio filtered water can be utilised in the tank

Love it!

Pro tip: insert pvc fittings and give it a 1/4 turn for a very secure seal and cure.

I lost my last comment to edit. So if there is a power out, the water will continue to syphon untill the water is below the outlet on the tank. In which case it would be best to build a catch can under the tank that can accommodate the over flow extra water level from the first tub where the pump sits. So it doesnt flow onto the floor.

I need to see the fish in there!

From someone that knows nothing about this type of system, how would you clean those last 2 chambers if they're glued together? I'd think some debris is going to make its way in there because it always seems to make it through several layers of filter in a cannister. Also, can you remove the hoses or elbows from the attachment point on the tank if something happens? Does it still unscrew once you get glue in there?

nice build dude

🔥🔥

Hey I know this is a off topic question but I don’t know when and how much KH and GH I should add to my tank if you don’t mind can you help ?

I’m no expert but it seems easier to build your own. There’s so many equations in this setup.

Awesome ❤❤

I wanna know more about your parrot fish Gordo, hes like the most mysterious biggest fish, you never seem to talk about him much. Also my fish Darwin is the same species as him and I just got him like 4 months ago.

Been running this sump for little.over a year now. I can't get this thing to keep the water crystal clear. I'm about to add some fx4s for polishing. This is on my 350 gal

How are the water changes on this thing? Do you even need to do them with this advanced of a sump?

Great video as usual. Typically not a great idea to put a heater in the pump chamber. Ask me how i know. You can never have too much filter floss. You'll find a way to add to more. And check valves in returns. Not criticizing just trying help.

A sump without a dry/wet tower system? how can you let this happen?

Hey Kave, would a fx4 be enough for 75 gal. Mbuna tank? 10 yel. Labs. , 7 demasoni, 6 or 7 acei.

Sir I love the new tank, do you think youd be able to run a tank this size with 2 Fluval fx6?

Love from India 🇮🇳 ❤

Am i right ? the only mechanical filtration is the socks? along the two little fine pads you added ?

There doesn't look to be much working room under the tank. How will you maintain the bag filters and matrix if the chamber is full etc?

Are you not suppose to let the cement dry before adding water?

You only tested for power failure. What if the overflow stops and pumps drains the sump for water? Also, just put glass or something like it, on top of the sump, there is made room for it. Then there is almost no evaporation. Looks good.

That last chamber only have 1 bulkhead into it ? How does water go in and out of it ?

Thank you for this video & sharing your knowledge I received a huge tank with sump system and wasn't sure how it all works. Appreciate you sharing what you know. 🫶🙏

How are you ever going to get the last 2 parts of the sump out of there if needed if you glued them together at the black pipes?

I wanna get a similar sump, maybe smaller. Do those hoses included? If not, what are they?

Hi, I wondering where do you get the 3d root background?

I did not see the name of the “glue” in the the description. Can you provide- thanks.

Hey, I was just wondering if you had heard anything about the FWC's proposed whitelist down here in Florida? While I believe it's implementation has been postponed for further analysis, I think it is important to get the word out about what they were trying to do as it would impact the hobby on a national level. I haven't seen any of the bigger fish keeping channels mention this issue and was hoping you would. This proposed whitelist could decimate fish farms here in Florida and make the acquisition of fish on a national level far more difficult, expensive and eliminate legally keeping a large number of species. As I said, the FWC has put this on the back burner for the moment to do further analysis as they were unaware of the amount of species involved, (about 30,000 of which they were aware of 2 to 3 thousand), but this still has the potential to seriously affect our pets in the future of it isn't completely shot down. Hope to hear you speak about this as it is a serious threat to our hobby/lifestyle. Keep up the great work.

Seems pretty straight forward except the refugium. Not really understanding how water flows back into the sump? Obviously water will come in through the black pipe, but from there how does it get back to the system?

Clarisea sk-3000 or sk-5000 fleece filter roller instead of filter socks

What’s up Kev

Just curious. If the only intakes are strainers at the top, and not intake tubes reaching down, how are you going to get the substrate clean with wavemakers?

Can't beat a sump That one is a monster haha

What package should I get for my 230gal

Very cool not really a must have but it’s cool. Years ago I built one from styrofoam coolers worked great saves a ton of money. For fresh and marine aquariums 👍😎

Oh snaps

Kev where do you think I should get my discus from?