shinobi9119
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I'm gettin a sump n i know the purpose of one but can someone explain the plumbing to me? Also my tank is 75 gallons how big of a sump will i need. Any other advice will help thanx.
sump help!
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sfoister
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Water overflows into a pipe through a bulkhead and into your sump. Generally into a sock to filter solids. In a basic sump there is only one chamber. So from the tank into the sock and into the sump, you likely will have a protein skimmer in the sump. Water goes into the protein skimmer and then out of the skimmer and back into the sump. Your return pump is also in your sump. This pump will push water back up through a 2nd bulkhead back into the tank.
Once you see it you'll understand, it's very basic and easy.
Once you see it you'll understand, it's very basic and easy.
sfoister
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The word sump confused me when I started doing research. The idea of a sump is so simple that I thought it had to be more complex. Until I went to my LFS and realized that it's literally just another tank that holds all of your pumps, and stuff, and increases the amount of water used in the system.
shinobi9119
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thanx for the advice