nurjrk
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I'm planning on moving my sump/fuge to the basement and would like to run my plans by you all and get some input.
Here's what I am thinking about. I plan on using the current sump/fuge that is in use now. I’ll cut down a few of the baffles to work with what I think I need, but will stay mostly the same. The main drain from the tank will dump into a Rubbermaid tub which will house the skimmer. I think I’ll use a plexi divider with some LR (dead) for the drain to dump into (yes or no on that?). I plan on putting two bulkheads, I’ve got a few I think are 1 or 1.5 inch, on the end with a 45 and a piece of pvc that drains down into the sump. The skimmer output will go over the edge of the tub and also drain into the sump. Basically it will go through the sump/fuge like it is now. I’d like to add two phos reactors, one with phosban and one with carbon, using one MJ 900 pump and tying the two together. I’ll be using the OR 3500, that’s now in use as my CL pump, for the return. I’m hoping to get at least 200 gph out of it. The stand will be 4’ tall so from pump to output will be about 8’.
For the CL I’ve got an Iwaki MD 40 XRT with Jap motor. I plan on elevating it as close to the bottom of the floor joists as possible to have as little head as possible. I also plan on plumbing the two returns in the euro brace so I’ll have the 4 returns on the CL.
The tank has been running as high as 82 deg in the summer, Candy likes the “fresh air†and not the air conditioning. I have had the doors on the canopy open for a few months now with a clip on fan running over the top of the tank. The basement is cooler, so I’m hoping it helps to keep the temp down around 78.
That’s about it, did I forget anything. I have started on the stand already and hope to get this done in the next few weeks. Candy is going to Buffalo for the weekend in a few weeks, so most of it will get done then.
I going to try to use this on my main tank drain
Thanks for your help and input.
Jeff
Here's what I am thinking about. I plan on using the current sump/fuge that is in use now. I’ll cut down a few of the baffles to work with what I think I need, but will stay mostly the same. The main drain from the tank will dump into a Rubbermaid tub which will house the skimmer. I think I’ll use a plexi divider with some LR (dead) for the drain to dump into (yes or no on that?). I plan on putting two bulkheads, I’ve got a few I think are 1 or 1.5 inch, on the end with a 45 and a piece of pvc that drains down into the sump. The skimmer output will go over the edge of the tub and also drain into the sump. Basically it will go through the sump/fuge like it is now. I’d like to add two phos reactors, one with phosban and one with carbon, using one MJ 900 pump and tying the two together. I’ll be using the OR 3500, that’s now in use as my CL pump, for the return. I’m hoping to get at least 200 gph out of it. The stand will be 4’ tall so from pump to output will be about 8’.
For the CL I’ve got an Iwaki MD 40 XRT with Jap motor. I plan on elevating it as close to the bottom of the floor joists as possible to have as little head as possible. I also plan on plumbing the two returns in the euro brace so I’ll have the 4 returns on the CL.
The tank has been running as high as 82 deg in the summer, Candy likes the “fresh air†and not the air conditioning. I have had the doors on the canopy open for a few months now with a clip on fan running over the top of the tank. The basement is cooler, so I’m hoping it helps to keep the temp down around 78.
That’s about it, did I forget anything. I have started on the stand already and hope to get this done in the next few weeks. Candy is going to Buffalo for the weekend in a few weeks, so most of it will get done then.
I going to try to use this on my main tank drain
Thanks for your help and input.
Jeff
