Newbie Building A Sump Filter!!
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coralfragger101
Gone Postal
There are numerouis ways to set up a successful reef system. There is not one way that anyone can possibly say is the "correct" way. That being said, I don't want to hijack this thread with my own system but the topic is help with a new sump so here are a few pics of the sump I just recently created. It's actually 2 - 29 gal tanks connected together.
SUMP 1: Water enters this sump from the main display.
My Deltec isn't hooked up to the skimmer outlet yet as it is sitting on another frag tank at the moment and can't be moved yet so I just dropped one of my ASM's in this sump temporarily. When completed, this sump will contain filter feeding organisms such as tube worms, bivalves and sea cucumbers.
SUMP 2: Water overflows from sump 1 into this sump.
This sump is covered so that it blocks light out and will be a cryptic zone which will contain cryptic sponges, bivalves and sea squirts.
These baffles are set a bit differently than I would do for a regular sump because I don't want high flow through the cyptic area. As it is set up now the majority of the flow will simply ride across the surface and over to the pump return area.
Overall concept is the zonal method of natural filtration. IF these two sumps take off and generate lots of organisms for me then eventually this new system may go skimmerless. We'll see.
SUMP 1: Water enters this sump from the main display.
My Deltec isn't hooked up to the skimmer outlet yet as it is sitting on another frag tank at the moment and can't be moved yet so I just dropped one of my ASM's in this sump temporarily. When completed, this sump will contain filter feeding organisms such as tube worms, bivalves and sea cucumbers.
SUMP 2: Water overflows from sump 1 into this sump.
This sump is covered so that it blocks light out and will be a cryptic zone which will contain cryptic sponges, bivalves and sea squirts.
These baffles are set a bit differently than I would do for a regular sump because I don't want high flow through the cyptic area. As it is set up now the majority of the flow will simply ride across the surface and over to the pump return area.
Overall concept is the zonal method of natural filtration. IF these two sumps take off and generate lots of organisms for me then eventually this new system may go skimmerless. We'll see.
coralfragger101
Gone Postal
Going Back to InADreams last diagram:
How much of a drop could you get if you flipped the sump back around again and elbowed the drain instead of the return pump?
After looking things back over again I would think it best to keep the return from the pump as straight as possible to maximize your return flow. The drain will be fine if you can elbow that and still get a decent drop down to feed the skimmer.
Geez, my spelling last night wasn't the greatest either.
How much of a drop could you get if you flipped the sump back around again and elbowed the drain instead of the return pump?
After looking things back over again I would think it best to keep the return from the pump as straight as possible to maximize your return flow. The drain will be fine if you can elbow that and still get a decent drop down to feed the skimmer.
Geez, my spelling last night wasn't the greatest either.
coralfragger101
Gone Postal
So you fixed your problem?
woz9683
Premium Member
Nope, just avoided it until I built the new sump I showed on the last page. It really was an impractical setup with regard to the sump, but I never had a chance to try and fix it while the tank was running (and I didn't know any better when I got it, it was my first setup). So, I just built a new sump for a new system instead. If I ever use the previous display tank again, it will definitely get a new, or at least redesigned sump.
I really like the setup you've got there; the different zones should keep it interesting. Especially if you can get some significant filtration from the organisms in them.
I really like the setup you've got there; the different zones should keep it interesting. Especially if you can get some significant filtration from the organisms in them.
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