Oceanic sump help

[reefbroao]

I just traded a dragon eye and gold milli frag for this oceanic model 2 sump in pretty great condition and I'm just trying to figure out how to set it up. Has anyone used one before?

 

[Martini5788]

Take a picture from the side as well please

 

[CStrickland]

That looks like mine
30g with one set of baffles and a bulkhead towards the bottom of the smaller of the 2 sections?
I think you just run your drain through a sock into the big section, with your skimmer. The smaller area has your return pump or you use the bulkhead to connect to an external pump.

 

[reefbroao]

bulkhead is on the left side in the picture. yeah I assumed so much. I may not use the bulkhead at all unless I am using an external skimmer?

 

[reefbroao]

This is just the picture i have from the woman I got it from.

 

[CStrickland]

yeah, if your pump and skimmer are for use in-sump I see no reason not to cap the bulkhead.

 

[reefbroao]

I havent bought my skimmer for this guy yet. Im thinking about going with a curve 7

 

[reefbroao]

got the curve 7. im gonna have to get a return pump as well and im assuming a float valve

 

[CStrickland]

What's the float valve for?

 

[BigBlueTang]

What's the float valve for?

Assuming an ATO?

 

[reefbroao]

Ato. I haven't used one before but I'm interested in trying it on this setup.

 

[CStrickland]

Well yeah, a valve needs pressure behind it so you'll need gravity on your side.
My reservoir is not higher than the sump, so I use this one http://www.melevsreef.com/node/684
With a, um I think it's called a solenoid? Like a resistor so all the power from my plug doesn't burn out my floatswitch