anyone using a sump with the stock Oceanic 30 cube stand?
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doxyman
Premium Member
To maximize the space in the stand pretty much the only option is a custom built sump. I have seen a few people use the CPR CR500 wet/dry (w/bio media removed) as a sump and it seemed to work out for them.
CR500
It's a little small but you could use an external pump to save some room inside the sump.
CR500
It's a little small but you could use an external pump to save some room inside the sump.
Yose
Premium Member
My Oceanic 30 cube, on Oceanic's stand, uses a CPR overflow to a standard 5 gallon tank... The tank houses a mag7, a CPR SR2 Skimmer , and two 50 watt heaters... There's even enough room for Cheato and water 
I keep the 5g tank about half full... With this set-up the sump doesn't overflow during power failures, and the tank is able to hold the sump's contents in case the CPR overflow loses siphon.
HTH
I keep the 5g tank about half full... With this set-up the sump doesn't overflow during power failures, and the tank is able to hold the sump's contents in case the CPR overflow loses siphon.
HTH
Here is a pic of my set up. The sump is 20.5L x 18.5D x 15H. There is a 10g refugium in the back and euro reef es5-2 in the front section. It also has 10 inches high baffles in order to maximize water volume in the skimmer section. The sump can hold a total of 25g when filled but only uses 17g when in use.
Brian
Brian
spf9992001
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Thanks Matt. I ended up just building it myself because of the money I would save. So Cal Creations quoted me like $350 plus shipping which was way out of price range. It cost me $125 to build which was a huge difference in cost.
There are also a few other oceanic 30g on Nanoreef.com that you could check out. Navyavatar and Oggie also have great cubes...
There are also a few other oceanic 30g on Nanoreef.com that you could check out. Navyavatar and Oggie also have great cubes...
Try acrylicsumps.com. I've exchanged a couple of emails with him. He seems to have a good rep and has done several Oceanic 30g sumps, many of which are posted on at the link.
I should have drilled my 30g but didn't want to deal with the hassle. Do you plan on drilling it now that it's set up or just an external overflow?
I should have drilled my 30g but didn't want to deal with the hassle. Do you plan on drilling it now that it's set up or just an external overflow?
tigerarmy40
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so oceanic tanks can be drilled? I was under the impression they were tempered!?!?
tigerarmy40
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so how hard would it be to build and external overflow for it? I have one that I got a rediculous deal on and have been contimplating over this for some time! I want to do an external overflow and drill it for a closed loop as well but i had no clue that only the bottoms were tempered! so I guess I could take it to a glass shop and see what they would charge for all the drilling!?!?
navyav8tr
Premium Member
I ordered a diamond bit from Ebay ~$6. I had never drilled a tank and was extrememly nervous but it was really easy. I bought a overflow box from FCA ~$60 and am running an external dorso. I built my own stand to accomodate some of the stuff I wanted to do. Here are a few pics.
bowfront26
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i believe he drilled at the bottom of the back wall.
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