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| Hey all! Haven't been on here for a while, and not in this section that much. But I've been reading through the forums this evening in regards to sumps. Now I'm going to be getting a 220-gallon tank (and I'm thinking to get reef-ready since it has the holes pre-drilled) and this will be my first endeavor into the realm of sumps. In this tank I'm going to keep a tiger oscar, a jack dempsey, a common pleco, and maybe a few slightly smaller cichlids that can hold their own. Now I know the benefits of having a sump, but wanted to get some suggestions as to how I should set it up. I found some diagrams: http://www.acicorp.us/images/flow_diagram.jpg http://www.americanaquariumproducts.com/images/graphics/fluidizedfiltersetup.jpg So what do you all think? What suggestions do any of you have? I am all ears!! 
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Hey, don't know if you've figured your sump issue out yet, but I just wanted to chip in. I used a 55 gallon aquarium as a sump for my 125g aquarium. If you're handy at all, its very easy to make your own sump/wet-dry filter. On a tank as big as a 220g, you'd need a pretty big sump, or at least one with a very high gph turnover rate. The second diagram looks pretty good, although I'm not sure you need a fluidized bed filter, or a uv sterilizer, though the sterilizer cane be a good investment if you've got the money to spend.
There are a lot of articles floating around showing how to build a sump out of an aquarium, or you can build one out of acrylic, or you can buy pre-made wet-dry's. Those cost a bit more. I posted a thread on sumps in this forum, showing how I built mine, and that might be a decent starting point.
Good luck with your new aquarium. Can't wait to see it with fish in it.
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| On my 300 gallon show tank I've got a 125 as the sump, and my 250 "D" that has koi in the front window of the house has a 40 gallon breeder as a sump. I have fluidized bed filters in both, and a UV in the front becuase it is in the window and that is the best way to control algae in the water. Any new large tanks I get (which, given that I'm already across my wife Saint Janet's tolerance will probably not be anything soon) would definitely be drilled and with sumps. The display tank looks better without heaters and filters hanging in and out of it, and in general it is just easier to do maintenance. Besides, you increase the volume of water the fish are in.
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| Hey thank you all for the advice!! I really appreciate all of your help! 
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