lubeck
Active Member
If you recall I started a post a while back about moving my sump to my basement.
I will be getting my income tax back within a couple of weeks and want to get a list of things ready to go.
I do want a refugium
I am not educated enough but I do want to make sure I have enough room to add the following:
phosphate reactor
dripping top off water/ calcium reactor?
New protien skimmer/ so enough room for the foot of the skimmer. ASM3
Not all of the equipment above will be able to be purchased at once. But want to make sure i have the enough room for the FUTURE additions.
Am I Missing Anything???????
Water change easy execution where i just plug a hose up to a powerhead. I want to actually run tubing along the foundation for water changes so i don't even have to wind up, just plug and play.
So here are the questions:
1. I want to utilize my exsisting sump in some way if possible. The question is How?
2. Should I buy used glass tank(s) or buy rubbermaids?
3. I really don't want to run pvc piping but do want to do check valves for water chages and the like. So what should i use? Anything at Home Depot or Lowes I could use?
4. I did get a reccomandion from that post to put the tanks on a table or something to eliminate some head return and easier to clean and maintain.
5. How are the two tanks going to connect and at what hight are will they be drilled.
6. Where should the water level be? Does the fuge dump into the sump? Don't forget I want to utilize my exisisting sump if at all possible. I was thinking if I could turn that into the fuge or Why not have three??
So what should i do first?
Here is the sump that i have currently
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I will be getting my income tax back within a couple of weeks and want to get a list of things ready to go.
I do want a refugium
I am not educated enough but I do want to make sure I have enough room to add the following:
phosphate reactor
dripping top off water/ calcium reactor?
New protien skimmer/ so enough room for the foot of the skimmer. ASM3
Not all of the equipment above will be able to be purchased at once. But want to make sure i have the enough room for the FUTURE additions.
Am I Missing Anything???????
Water change easy execution where i just plug a hose up to a powerhead. I want to actually run tubing along the foundation for water changes so i don't even have to wind up, just plug and play.
So here are the questions:
1. I want to utilize my exsisting sump in some way if possible. The question is How?
2. Should I buy used glass tank(s) or buy rubbermaids?
3. I really don't want to run pvc piping but do want to do check valves for water chages and the like. So what should i use? Anything at Home Depot or Lowes I could use?
4. I did get a reccomandion from that post to put the tanks on a table or something to eliminate some head return and easier to clean and maintain.
5. How are the two tanks going to connect and at what hight are will they be drilled.
6. Where should the water level be? Does the fuge dump into the sump? Don't forget I want to utilize my exisisting sump if at all possible. I was thinking if I could turn that into the fuge or Why not have three??
So what should i do first?
Here is the sump that i have currently