moving all and DIY sump/Light

waelaase

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Hello,
I used to have a 400 litre tank for 1 year, it used an external filter
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2 weeks ago the Filter crashed so i decided to make sump
but no place in the tank so i decided to move all to my old corner tank and create a Sump in it
Here is the Old tank that will be used Cleaned and ready for Water move from the other tank
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Emptying the tank and removed Rocks

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I found a giant star (ID please?)

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Fish in a container filled with tank water and powerhead to move water till all moved

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Tank Filed with water and rocks and added a proteinskimmer

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Tank Filled but not cleared yet

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the SUMP
i have an unused 1 meter tank
i decided to make it 3 rooms
1st for incoming water from Aquarium and some rocks and Skimmer
2nd will have dsb, and some rocks, plants and maybe some creatures or fish
3rd for flowback powerhead
here is the steps (i used CDs to make the spaces)

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I created a PVC overflow as i cannot make holes in the the tank (it's 10 years old)

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I created one from 3/4" but was not enough so i created one from 1"

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the tubing from the above is connected to powerhead in the sump to remove any air
 
Testing Sump and Overflow
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Sump in action
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Overflow in action
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what is not yet finished

1- Tank Lighting (currently using 1 actinic and 1 12k floresent) will go to metal
2- Sand/Rocks for the sump
3- Lighting for the Sump

Tank now has the following:

1 yellow tank
2 Sailfin Tang
1 Blue Tang
4 Azure Damselfish
2 Yellowtail Damselfish
1 percula clownfish
1 Kaudern's Cardinal
2 Royal Gramma Basslet
3 Pink Spotted Watchman Goby in sump

1 Cleaner Shrimp
2 Bumble Bee Snail
3 Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
1 Dwarf Zebra Hermit Crab
3 Halloween Hermit Crab

1 Devil's Hand Leather Coral
allot of Mushroom
allot of polyps
Leather coral
2 anemones

will keep you updated

I want all ideas and comments for the Sump and tank decore, lighting
the tank is L shape tanke with long sides 110 cm, depth 40 cm, short sides 40 cm
 
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