Help me design sump area of AIO

[jet_jer]

I'm in the process of building a glass tank 24Lx18Wx14H. I will be putting in a black acrylic wall with the "sump" area behind it. Since I'm building it and have not completed this area yet, what would be the best layout for this area.

my thoughts are to have two overflows - one at each end of the tank. These would over flow towards the center of the tank when one would be the fuge and the other the top off area and return pump. So to line everything up it would flow like this:

overflow - return/top off - fuge - overflow

The one piece I need to have int he middle of the tank is a "dry box" to place a mp10 in.

Thanks for the help.

Jer

 

[block head]

I'd keep it KISS. " performance" nanos don't really exist.

 

[E_rock]

What are you trying to achieve with the fuge. I have never tried it on a nano but trying to squeeze out a few inches in my sump on my 90 to put a fuge in seems pretty ineffective for no3 and po4 reductions. Unless your trying to use it for pod habitat, IMO I would rather try to squeeze a skimmer in or a reactor of some sort.

Etheir way I am interested to see the build I have been thinking about doing one like this for a long time.

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

No chance you want to go under the tank with a sump/fuge?

 

[jet_jer]

Where the tank sits doesn't lend itself to the under tank sump. The only reason to really have a fuge was to keep chaeto rolling in it. KISS seems like the best answer.

Jer

 

[block head]

Yup , water changes and tank resets are pretty painless.