Spiffy
Cheesy Poofs!
Hey all, I am new here, but I lurked for a while and have come across a lot of great pieces of info, so I decided to join up.
About six months ago I started working on my first sump as an alternative to the Ehiem Pro canister that I was using (and because I was too cheap to buy a pre-made sump...) and so far it has turned out better than I thought that it would. I put it together in my apartment using a 30 gallon tank and some pieces of cut plexi-glass, and marine-safe silicone sealant from Home Depot. Here are the details and pictures.
This is a frontal shot of the setup.
The skimmer is a Reef Octopus NWB-110, and a filter sock. Set at a depth of about 4 inches. The output, along with any water that doesn't get into the skimmer, spills over into the refugium.
This is the refugium. One of the rocks is new, while the other one was taken from the display tank to help with algae growth, and to help me test the lights to make sure there was enough lighting. Seems to be enough, I think. The ATO optical sensor is that thing on the back.
This is the mechanical filtration and return area. There is a course sponge, a fine sponge, and two bags of loosely packed Chemi-Pure Elite side by side. Then finally, an Ehiem Compact 300 Adjustable return pump back to the display.
I am open to and hoping that anyone has suggestions on improving this thing. But I don't think that it was too bad for my first try. What do you guys think?
About six months ago I started working on my first sump as an alternative to the Ehiem Pro canister that I was using (and because I was too cheap to buy a pre-made sump...) and so far it has turned out better than I thought that it would. I put it together in my apartment using a 30 gallon tank and some pieces of cut plexi-glass, and marine-safe silicone sealant from Home Depot. Here are the details and pictures.
This is a frontal shot of the setup.
The skimmer is a Reef Octopus NWB-110, and a filter sock. Set at a depth of about 4 inches. The output, along with any water that doesn't get into the skimmer, spills over into the refugium.
This is the refugium. One of the rocks is new, while the other one was taken from the display tank to help with algae growth, and to help me test the lights to make sure there was enough lighting. Seems to be enough, I think. The ATO optical sensor is that thing on the back.
This is the mechanical filtration and return area. There is a course sponge, a fine sponge, and two bags of loosely packed Chemi-Pure Elite side by side. Then finally, an Ehiem Compact 300 Adjustable return pump back to the display.
I am open to and hoping that anyone has suggestions on improving this thing. But I don't think that it was too bad for my first try. What do you guys think?
