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Ahanix
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Topic: 20 Gal Sump Plan Rev 2 Posted: June 28 2010 at 10:36pm |
So I am wanting to make a sump that will look good when you open up the cabinet, something to be proud of showing off
Question is, do you think that this sump design will work? The middle chamber is where the water will enter the sump from the display. It then will travel to the second chamber (chamber on the right) where the Skimmer will be housed. After that it will empty out into the refugium area. Once it has passed through the refugium, it will then go to the third chamber (the one on the left) and push back up into the tank via a 500gph Mag 5
Edit: See new plans below
Edited by Ahanix - June 29 2010 at 12:15pm
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 2:49am |
looks like a cool design! Im just wondering if you have left yourself enough of a footprint for a skimmer, what skimmer are you planning on using?
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 3:08am |
+1 and are you using a sock filter if so I would leave a gap at the bottom instead of the teeth at the top gravity will pull it through the sock . Instead of over flowing out the top of the sock
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 10:50am |
I didn't think about the skimmer dimensions, so i'll have to cut down the size of the first chamber to leave 12"x10" in the second chamber. I am going to pick up the Reef Octopus NWB-150 Skimmer, I think.... Not sure yet though
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 11:13am |
kody72 wrote:
+1 and are you using a sock filter if so I would leave a gap at the bottom instead of the teeth at the top gravity will pull it through the sock . Instead of over flowing out the top of the sock |
I decided that I wasn't going to run a sock. I might make a little tray out of acrylic and eggcrate though to give me a small space to put some filter floss and other media in chamber 1 though
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 11:20am |
i would still make it flow through the bottom and so your skimmer has a better chance of grabbing the waste before it hits the refuge
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 12:12pm |
Here's revision 2, this uses space a lot better, puts the drain and skimmer in the same area, so it will pick up all the junk after it passes through the area that I will build for some filter floss. This chamber will also contain the heater.
Front Chamber Refugium with Remote DSB
and then the 3rd Chamber with the Return Pump.
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 12:13pm |
Ahanix wrote:
Here's revision 2, this uses space a lot better, puts the drain and skimmer in the same area, so it will pick up all the junk after it passes through the area that I will build for some filter floss. This chamber will also contain the heater.
Front Chamber Refugium with Remote DSB
and then the 3rd Chamber with the Return Pump, there is also a bubble trap in the 3rd chamber before it returns back into the tank
I also removed the teeth, figured that it would take more time than is worth it
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 5:45pm |
The teeth are pretty easy if you decide to do it. About 15 min with a router is all it takes.
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 10:18pm |
I like the revision man, now youll need to build me one too!
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 10:22pm |
Looks good. I like my fuge looking nice too. In fact I look at it almost as much as my tank!
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Posted: June 29 2010 at 10:30pm |
Why not just hang a 4" sock where your box for floss is? It has many times the filtering capability of floss, plus you can wash and reuse them for years.
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