kevin95695
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pbetito set my wheels turnin' on sump/'fuge configs.
All'y'all with DIY pride: Show us your ghetto sumps!
All'y'all with DIY pride: Show us your ghetto sumps!
Ghetto sump.
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Aquarist007
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basic question--what's a ghetto sump---duh Canadian eh
kevin95695
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Rubbermaid tub/stock tank, plastic bucket, poly drum, glass urn, vinyl bladder, old laboratory vessel, old ceramic kitchen sink, grandma's giant blown glass sculpture...
Whatever you use for a sump that is not professionally built or originally designed to be a sump.
Whatever you use for a sump that is not professionally built or originally designed to be a sump.
Elite
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10058024#post10058024 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Elite
Here..
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=923295
Interesting thead! That guy went way over kill on that one. But I'd give him an A+ for his efforts.
kevin95695
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Thanks for the link. I lost my concentration on page 2 though cuz everybody was baggin' on the dude. Harshed my mellow before I committed to getting to page 16.
Anybody willing to throw up a simple pic and some comments on their rig?
Anybody willing to throw up a simple pic and some comments on their rig?
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Aquarist007
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Mines half and half I guess:
Originally it was a sump underneath the cabinet with bioballs.
I put the sump in the basement and added a refugium. I am using a mag3600 because of 9 feet of head; this still empties about 20 times an hour.
The refug is made out of a 30 gal plastic tote.
I tap into the main sump for the house--what a breeze to do water changes. I still have my r/0 unit upstairs--that this month project to bring it down and get an automatic stop off.
I also brought the ballasts down stairs too--this also helped with heat fluctuations I was having. With 60 gal open to cool basement air the temp stays at 79.3 with only plus or minus .5
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Originally it was a sump underneath the cabinet with bioballs.
I put the sump in the basement and added a refugium. I am using a mag3600 because of 9 feet of head; this still empties about 20 times an hour.
The refug is made out of a 30 gal plastic tote.
I tap into the main sump for the house--what a breeze to do water changes. I still have my r/0 unit upstairs--that this month project to bring it down and get an automatic stop off.
I also brought the ballasts down stairs too--this also helped with heat fluctuations I was having. With 60 gal open to cool basement air the temp stays at 79.3 with only plus or minus .5
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kevin95695
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Yay! That's what I'm talkin' about!
Aquarist007
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the tank beside is a quarantine tank--the real one is overhead--
its just a baby--7 months old
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its just a baby--7 months old
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