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What exactly makes a good sump? Is it the overall surface area? Or Volume of sump? I'm in the planning stages and looking at some rubbermade type containers that I could section off, I first found a nice 30 gallon one but the damn thing wouldn't fit under my stand. Then I found a smaller 10G one which would fit under the stand, it was alot shallower. Then I saw a rubbermade that was really long, although not very deep at all. So I'm wondering what is most benificial for filtration?
My thinking is having more surface area means more water is in contact with the sand & stuff so more filtration occurs. With a larger volume you have more water in the sump but if most of it doesn't penitrate down, what use is having the deep container? Am I wrong with my thinking?
My thinking is having more surface area means more water is in contact with the sand & stuff so more filtration occurs. With a larger volume you have more water in the sump but if most of it doesn't penitrate down, what use is having the deep container? Am I wrong with my thinking?