need cover on sump??

[gerry45]

hi,
If i were to make a sump from a 30 gallon tank with baffles in middle to hide my equipment,would salt and water splash out or do I need a lid?

what can i do to make water enter sump more quietly?

 

[Pandora]

If you build it right, you shouldn't have any splash at all. The water entry would be under the water surface (this will keep it quieter, too). Might be a good idea to get a lid just to minimize evaporation and things dropping in the sump. Another idea to keep it quiet is to have some sort of dampening medium where the entry is.

 

[Andrew]

Most people leave their sump un-covered. I guess you could use a cover to decrease evaportation and that might make it a tab bit quieter.

 

[crazyfingersmike]

I have an extra piece of acrylic that I cut to fit over the sump as much as possible. It really helps keep evaporation down. Other than that, it just gets a lot of salt creep on it, and I have to remove it whenever I need to do something in the sump.