Post pics of your sump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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benj2112
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Well...this is the only picture I have of my sump. Idon't know if it will help much, but here it is anyway.
This is before my move when I couldn't put the sump behind the tank. I just had to route the pvc pipe around the tank a bit. I have the skimmer on a stand so it is at the right depth and in this pic I am running my canister filter with some carbon for a few days. The sump was new at the time and I had a diatom bloom in the sump (but not in the display tank).
This is before my move when I couldn't put the sump behind the tank. I just had to route the pvc pipe around the tank a bit. I have the skimmer on a stand so it is at the right depth and in this pic I am running my canister filter with some carbon for a few days. The sump was new at the time and I had a diatom bloom in the sump (but not in the display tank).
nm reef
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Here is a pic of the sump & skimmer...this was shortly after it was set-up...I've since added a 55 gal refugium...another return pump....assorted plumbing ...doesn't look like this anymore but you get the general idea. All of this is in a room directly behind the display....allows lots more room to develop a sump/refugium out of sight from the display.
ka0z4allu
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those pics help but I would like to know how many sections, where the baffles are, and direction of water flow(from tank to which partition of sump through baffles and then where). I am lil confused also as I have yet to see a good pic anywhere as to where the tank is divided and where the water goes step by step..
benj2112
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Here is a diagram of the sump I put together. Don't laugh at the pic. I just made it in paint and I am no artist.
Water goes in chamber one from the tank. Also in chamber one is where I keep my skimmer and phosban 150.
Water goes through the baffles.
Water goes into chamber two...the fuge that has chaetomorpha, LR, and LS in it.
Water goes into chamber three...the only point in the system that shows the evaporation that is taking place in your entire tank/sump system (so make this chamber big enough). This chamber has the pump back into the display tank.
So, this is how I made mine. There are other disigns that have the fuge seperate or have the return pump chamber in the middle and require just a bit more plumbing. This was my first and it works well (especially since I am not a DIY guy).
Water goes in chamber one from the tank. Also in chamber one is where I keep my skimmer and phosban 150.
Water goes through the baffles.
Water goes into chamber two...the fuge that has chaetomorpha, LR, and LS in it.
Water goes into chamber three...the only point in the system that shows the evaporation that is taking place in your entire tank/sump system (so make this chamber big enough). This chamber has the pump back into the display tank.
So, this is how I made mine. There are other disigns that have the fuge seperate or have the return pump chamber in the middle and require just a bit more plumbing. This was my first and it works well (especially since I am not a DIY guy).
beamer
Member
Hi Squidd!
What is the quilt for around your sump?
As far as sumps go there is a guy that has a site that tells all about sumps and different designs. It might help you out and give you some ideas if you plan on making one. www.melevsreef.com.
Cindy
What is the quilt for around your sump?
As far as sumps go there is a guy that has a site that tells all about sumps and different designs. It might help you out and give you some ideas if you plan on making one. www.melevsreef.com.
Cindy
That's not a "quilt" it's a Fish Cozy ...Sheesh...