How do sumps work....any good articles??

[talon4x4]

I'm would like to read about how they actually work, why they work and how to build them.

I'd like to find articles with things like.....if there are "x" number of sections, evap will occur in section "y"....the return works best in section "z".....the distance between the acrylic in a bubble trap should be....rock rubble works best in section "a".......you get the idea!!

Anyone know of a site with info like this??

 

[jaybfresh]

Here's a good start:

http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html

 

[shroutk3]

Evaporation always becomes noticeable in the return section- this is the lowest place in the system- all water falls to the return section.

 

[tkriverman]

sump

sump

Here's one I designed.

 

[tkriverman]

In this design, the fuge is where you want your sand, mud, cheato, rock rubble, etc... the middle section is where the evap. will occour. What a sump does, among other things, is add more water to your system, (the solution to pollution is dilution) gives you a place to install equip. out of sight of your display tank. A fuge gives you a place to grow pods, mabe put in a DSB and or mangroves, cheato etc.. for help with the export of nitrates. Basically it's a second tank attached to your display tank where you keep all the ugly stuff. As I said, among other things. :crazy1:

 

[talon4x4]

Great info and reading!! Thanks!

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

tip: always search old issues of Reefkeeping Online Magazine. Here's a link to the first of 3 articles on sumps:

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-01/gt/index.php