Rubbermaid sump

bellanavis

bellanavis

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Anyone have any experence with making a sump out of a rubbermaid tub? I am looking for any and all info, and thanks for all the help.
 
sleasia

sleasia

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look for the thread diy wet/dry plans by luke g...scroll through and you will see two diy sumps from sterlite containers.
 
squidd

squidd

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With seperate fuge draining in...
Tub within a tub cretaes "baffles" and chambers...
 
blazehok68

blazehok68

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Ive Seen It Done Before, Actually I Use A 31 Gallon Rubbermaid For Large Water Changes. The Only Problem Is That The Sides Bow Out From The Water Pressure. What I Did Was Took A Roll Of Duct Tape And Wrapped It Around The Rubbermaid. Do It In A Bunch Of Directions, Top To Bottom Across It, Then Top To Bottom Length Wise, Then Around The Sides Of It. I Actually Used A Whole Roll Of The Tape, Just To Be Safe.
 
sleasia

sleasia

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yes, the sides do bow out from the pressure of the water...what I did was notch some 1/2 pvc pipe and use those as braces...just because I had the pvc lying around...works fine. you can also just tie it, which one member did successfully.
 
bellanavis

bellanavis

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Ok, thanks, I was thinking of making a kinda wood brace, if I go that route. Thanks for all the ideas guys.
 
bellanavis

bellanavis

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Wow, that looks really good, I will be sure to show my husband, since he does all the work. Thanks for sharing.
 
sleasia

sleasia

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cyclops...cool..I was just going to ask whether we can't just use two bulkheads connected between containers and it looks like you did it successuflly.
 
cyclops

cyclops

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Just make sure when you do connect them you have one slightly higher for water to drain into. The one on the left is where I have to pumps and also is the one I top off.
 
cyclops

cyclops

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Originally Posted by Piper01
Cyclops- I sent you an email on your sump.
Piper
Did you get my e-mails> I hope it helps you.
 
sleasia

sleasia

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cyclops is that a coral reef super skimmer? are they good? as good as asm's? looks like they have a smaller footprint. asm's are quite large and a smaller footprint may be better in my next home made sump.
 
townsdp

townsdp

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I'm glad I found this thread. I'm about to do something similar. I'm using one container for a fuge and the other for a sump. I have a css125 skimmer and was wondering if you have any problems from microbubbles. I get them from both my drain and the css. Not bad, but noticeable. What my main questions are: do you use baffles in the containers, how do you do it, and I did not see anything on ur containers keeping them from deforming.
 
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