How Many (gph) From Tank To Sump???

[pontius]

wax, how tall is that skimmer and how high is the water level in it?
I have an ASM G3, and I think I may have to sit it up on a stand the way you have yours.

 

[pontius]

Originally Posted by wax32
If you have water coming from your main tank split to go to the fuge on the left and the skimmer on the right like in the picture anthony posted, you would end up with micro-bubbles when the water spilled over from the fuge to the pump area... I think anyway.

he could put in bubble baffle walls with a sponge at the bottom that should alleviate that problem.

 

[anthony17]

ill prevent micro bubbles by putting the vales in the water so no splashin occurs right??? look at these
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/atta...d=105262&stc=1
https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/atta...d=105760&stc=1

 

[wax32]

Lemme measure... total height is 20")that doesn't include those PVC spacers) water height in the skimmer is 6.5 inches. I had to keep adding little pieces of PVC to get it to just the right height. It seems to be working perfectly now.

 

[anthony17]

PONTIUS / WAX is this correct

???

 

[wax32]

Valves don't stop micro bubbles. making the water go under a glass baffle would stop them...

 

[anthony17]

WAX on ur sump what is the black thing at the top of the baffle going from the fuge area to the sump area ???

 

[pontius]

the only reason I can see to have a valve in those places would be to either:
control the amount of flow to each side.
or to shut off waterflow completely in case of a power outage.

 

[wax32]

here, I edited that picture, if you want to do it that way...

 

[wax32]

here, I edited that picture, if you want to do it that way...
The black stuff is eggcrate to keep chunks of stuff from flowing over into the pump area.

 

[wax32]

Oops that was a weird double post.

 

[anthony17]

and about micro bubbles there going to be creative no matter what right??? when i falls from the fuge to the sump it will cuz micro bubbles am i right or wrong there
thx for your guyses help i know its probably frustrating getting your point acrossed but im so clueless when it comes to this
to get even water amount to each side a would split it with a y section not a t section

 

[anthony17]

ok i have a 55gallon main tank what size sump/fuge tank should i get ???

 

[wax32]

They get created yes, but forcing the water to go under a baffle like the one I drew in that picture keeps most of them from getting sucked up my your pump and sent to your main tank. The bubbles float back up in the baffled section and the water goes UNDER the baffle... understand?

 

[wax32]

As big as you can fit under there. I have a 29 under my 70 gallon. A 55 is 4 feet long, isn't it? So maybe you can do something bigger? I dunno!

 

[anthony17]

yes thanks so much and on your pic a didnt see any pvc piping at all ??? is that right and if not then where was the pvc at ???

 

[anthony17]

well actually my stand is split so i can barely put a 10 gallon tank under my main tank so im probably have to put it on the side idk

 

[wax32]

Yeah, I don't use PVS at all, its flex hose like for ponds. My overflow and return is drilled into the bottom of my tank, not a hang on box like you are getting... I'll post some pictures.

 

[wax32]

The Clear hose is from the overflow to the skimmer area. The black hose is from the sump back to the main tank.

 

[anthony17]

thanks id really appreciate it your probly the nicest and most patient and maybe the most experienced person on here how long have you been doing SWA ???