sump

[TRe]

should i buy one pre made or can i make one realitivly easy???

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

just make one. i bought almost a fullsize scrap sheet of plexi glass at lowes for $2. just aske fr scraps and make it out of that.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

yup + pre-made comes often with biomax crap and bio-balls, you don't want that if you got enough LR.

 

[TRe]

alright cool...there should be a sticky on how to make one step by step

 

[Lorna]

if there is a sticky I couldn't find it......I plan on making a 29g glass aquarium into one.....just add plexi baffles.....a pump & overflow and away I go

 

[Igor The Cat]

check out RC and aquariaforums they have some good info.

cheers

-Java

 

[Lorna]

been there done that....though I was hoping to see a really good pic of a converted 20 or 30 long that has been converted to a sump/fuge.....and the overflow/return equipment used...I have heard good and bad things about cpr overflows that the siphon usually fails......causing floods. I did find a great site that had a cool looking pvc overflow that I am going to try

 

[Igor The Cat]

ive heard the same about CPRs, actually ive heard that all HOB overflows are more of a pain than they are worth and it is worth the time to drill.

cheers

-Java

 

[Lorna]

Well unless you can drill a tank when it is full of water and fish and corals, I won't be drilling mine anytime soon.......I wish I had the foresight before I set it up. I thought I had done a lot of research......but I guess I didn't realize how much better it would be with a fuge/sump...live and learn. I just want a short term fix as I intend to upgrade to a 120 within the next year or so

 

[Igor The Cat]

sure you can drill a full tank....now i gotta find that thread...

Reefs.org Forums :: View topic - How I drilled my 20gal tank, fully setup with fish

there we go.

cheers

-Java

 

[Lotus]

I have a pre-made sump for the tank I'm setting up. I'm also having a hard time finding good plans/images of how to set it up. I did a Google search for "sump refugium setup" and got some reasonable plans, but mostly for DIY ones.

I'm not really asking a question at this point, but I am having a hard time finding good articles

 

[Igor The Cat]

yes the only REALLY good article ive found was from Melev, and that was for building a sump out of acrylic

cheers

-Java

 

[Lorna]

I couldn't possibly try and drill a tank completely set up. For starters I wouldn't be able to breathe for the 30 or so minutes it would take, thereby dying in the process........Sorry I just don't have the courage or the guts to try that..........glad it turned out for him.....I wonder how many tried it and found 200g of water fish and livestock floating around their living room.....

 

[saltwater4life]

I couldn't possibly try and drill a tank completely set up. For starters I wouldn't be able to breathe for the 30 or so minutes it would take, thereby dying in the process........Sorry I just don't have the courage or the guts to try that..........glad it turned out for him.....I wonder how many tried it and found 200g of water fish and livestock floating around their living room.....

me...


jk i wouldn't try it ether i'd kill my self if i cracked my tank and a tsunami broke through my room

 

[SALTY WATERS]

Here is basically how I have my system set up with a 20g Display tank and a 15g sump/refugium.

Actually here is a pic of it minius the skimmer and lights

and here is a close-up of the sump/refugium when running

 

[SALTY WATERS]

in the drawing I made the water levels decline slighly in steps...this is how I wish I would have built it in the first place, just for better water flow reasons.

 

[KahluaZzZ]

nice setup

 

[SALTY WATERS]

nice setup

Thanks!

I would do a few things different my next time around, but for now this one works just fine.

 

[TRe]

so you couldnt just have 1 pump suckin water out and 1 suckin water in???
cause i have an extra 20 gallon that id like to put to use but all my tanks are setup for atleast a year so if it involes draining and drilling holes in my tank thatll have to wait till my lease is up next june ( wich'll be a pain )

 

[TRe]

if there is a sticky I couldn't find it......I plan on making a 29g glass aquarium into one.....just add plexi baffles.....a pump & overflow and away I go

i didnt mean there was one just that some one should make one