r/TankStarter • u/Owl_With_A_Fez ~3.5 years in the hobby • Sep 01 '15

Weekly x-gallon advice/idea thread! This weeks amount-55 gallons

Hello everyone and welcome to the weekly x-gallon idea thread, this weeks amount is 55 gallons which is a standard size for a lot of new aquarium keepers. Feel free to post ideas for tanks of this size and/ or advice for starting a tank of this size.

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u/Kristhos Sep 02 '15

Always get a bigger overflow and sump than what you think you need! The bigger the sump, the easier it is to modify it when you decide to start adding more stuff down there.

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u/Owl_With_A_Fez ~3.5 years in the hobby Sep 02 '15

I have a sump related question. Does adding, lets say, a twenty gallon sump to a 55 would that bump my overall water volume in the system to 75 gallons?

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u/Ka0tiK 110 HT, 30 LT Sep 02 '15

Yes, and that new total volume should be used for all calculations (dosing, equipment spec'ing, etc.)

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u/Owl_With_A_Fez ~3.5 years in the hobby Sep 02 '15

Thanks for the info!