Show us your sump!
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Topic: Show us your sump!
Posted By: Jeffs_little_ocean
Subject: Show us your sump!
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 10:02am
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Im fairly new to the board, and have seen pics of many of your tanks in past "show off your tank" threads, but was hopeing to start a new thread about sumps/refugiums. I know some people use simple rubbermaid tots, some have elaborate acrylic multi-chamber units and some don't use them at all, but as someone new to the hobby (about a year) I would really like to see and hear what you use. A pic and a simple explanation would be great.
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Mine is pretty simple. I took a 20 gallon tank and divided it into 3 sections. I have a HOB overflow on my 65 tank that drains into the 1st chamber. I have a remora HOB skimmer that skimms that water and then dumps it int the middle chamber which has a 4 inch DSB about an inch of Rubble Rock and the water volume is completely filled with macro (chaeto) with thousands of pods. I just use a cheap walmart light that is on about 18 hours a day. The water then flows into the 3rd chamber which is where i have a AC sock and Phosphate remover sock hanging just about a maxijet 1200 that pumps the water back up to the tank. Very low flow, probably around 100 GPH. Here's a pic. Please post a pic of your sump/fuge as I think most people would be as interested as I am. Thanks
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 10:47am
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Posted By: Jeremyw
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 10:50am
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Mike I saved that picture to your sump... I LOVE IT!
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Posted By: downhill_biker
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 12:02pm
Here's my sump. 100g horse trough. 5g buckets for baffles. 6" Deep Sand Bed throughout. Fuge and Skimmer. 5g bucket for skimmer waste. ------------- Make sure you post your best pictures every month in our POTM forum. |
Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 12:45pm
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Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 12:53pm
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Mike that is sparkly-clean. Is it still that clean?
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 1:31pm
Now that wouldn't be healthy would it?
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chk4tix wrote:Posted By: leafeater
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 9:30pm
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Dion, What is with the turkey baster? Mike, What is the ideal height for your euro-reef skimmer? |
Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 23 2009 at 10:53pm
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Between 6" and 8"
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Posted By: Dion Richins
Date Posted: November 24 2009 at 12:51am
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Feeding the tanks live brine as well as blowing off fish poop. ------------- http://www.customaquariumfurniture.com" rel="nofollow - Bad "censored" Cabinets Best quality in the valley! He is one sexy bald guy, even with out a finger!(MAC) |
Posted By: chk4tix
Date Posted: November 24 2009 at 5:31am
Here is a picture of my sump.
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 24 2009 at 9:04am
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A clean sump is a sign of a sick mind.
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Posted By: Jeffs_little_ocean
Date Posted: November 24 2009 at 9:07am
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...and so far Mike, you win for the sickest mind award
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Posted By: Mike Savage
Date Posted: November 24 2009 at 9:08am
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Posted By: ksmart
Date Posted: November 26 2009 at 11:07pm
Here is mine I just got it going last week. I picked this sump and skimmer up from Shane a few weeks ago. Thanks Shane its all workin like a charm! Sorry the skimmer is blocked in this pic ------------- |
Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: November 27 2009 at 3:39am
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Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 3:16pm
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Posted By: Luckedout
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 3:43pm
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What's the white basket for in the first pic Madreefer?
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Posted By: MadReefer
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 5:45pm
| I have a lot of water splashing right there so it is to keep down and contain the splash. |
Posted By: Rioreefer
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 6:01pm
GOT FOOD?
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Posted By: Nick801
Date Posted: December 04 2009 at 6:07pm
Haha well during the mountain west reef fest... I bought 60 bucks worth from brine shrimp direct then during the raffle I won 3 sets of that prime reef(4-5 bottles in each set) its not my fault no one else put tickets in that bucket =P lol I even gave some of it away already and thats not even half of it ------------- http://www.reefinsanity.com" rel="nofollow - www.ReefInsanity.com http://www.facebook.com/ReefInsanity" rel="nofollow - www.Facebook.com/ReefInsanity 801-680-4676 |
