Need a sump idea for a 72 bow

[Sora]

Hey all im setting up a 72 bow and was wondering if there were any 72 bow owners out there that ran a sump inside there stands and if so what size was it? And do you have any pics of your set up.

 

[camz28]

i dont have any pictures but i made my own is a 30 gal long tank and have 3 divider for the skimmer first refugium and return of course this is in a home made stand to not a aga stand ill try to get some pictures if posible

 

[Sora]

Thank you so much so a 30 long will fit in the stand hunh?

 

[terranova]

When I had my 72 bow set up I had to modify the stand so that I could fit a 30 long underneath it, but I'm really glad that I did so. The stand needed some reinforcment anyway.

 

[Sora]

What do you mean by modify any pics?

 

[terranova]

It's sort of hard to tell from this picture because we painted over the new wood...

but here's what we actually did (obviously the unpainted wood is what we put in)

hope this helps!

 

[terranova]

(btw, from the front, you coudln't see the addition, because the sides just make it look like the stand is a bit longer from front to back )

 

[sleezyp1]

I used a 20 gal. installed from the top. remove the center brace then install it back. Pyro has one w/baffels http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=867117

 

[heuerfan]

I am using a 20 long, no modification needed, just needs to go in from the top of the stand. I have the sump sectioned off with 3 areas, skimmer, fuge, return.

Good luck.