Bit of a common misunderstanding there.
Wet/Dry's dont add any real O2 to water or bio-media in the trickle area
Good top to bottom circulation in the tank takes care of that along with
the overflow box itself.
Co2 guys dont like em cause most are designed to agitate the water a lot
which causes out gassing. This sump takes care of that.
Discus guys use sponge filters and massive water changes cause juvi
Discus require 6 or more feedings a day and yes that makes a mess out
of ANY filter. Why they keep bare bottom tanks too.
I plan on getting adults to bypass the headaches of keeping young Discus.
This is going to be a planted tank also so the usual messy Discus diet of
beef heart will be dialed back as well.
Nice thing about this sump will be ease of maintenance too.
Pre-filter sponges and filter floss will be able to be changed quicker and easier
than a canister filter. just open lid and pull and replace. Whole thing could stay
running at same time as well.
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