show me your 180 gal sumps

[ruiny]

I am making my old 180 gal tank 6x2x2 into a sump. And I'd love to see some designs or pictures of some sumps. I am trying to figure out the best plan. Also any suggestions on mechanical filtration.
Thanks

 

[forddna]

Wow..if that's the sump, what's the display??

 

[forddna]

Wow..if that's the sump, what's the display??

 

[ruiny]

I'ts a 280 gal

but I have a basement sump. So I don't have to fit it under the stand.

 

[forddna]

Sorry for the double post.

I wish I could do that. I have to take whatever fits in my stand. So many options for you that way. Maybe you can get more ideas if people knew:

If it needs to hold the skimmer in sump

If you want a refugium

If you need to utilize filter socks




Edit - I just saw where you asked about mechanical filtration. I'm a newb, but I do quite a bit of research. I found most people prefer filter socks over anything else. Seems to be effective and the safest method (safer from floods than, say, a sponge filter on the end of your pipes).

I bought my tank already plumbed, and both overflows come together into one filter sock. If I had it to do different (and I might still redo it), I'd have each pipe coming to its own filter sock.

 

[forddna]

Check out this thread, too..

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1437166

 

[titoatl]

that is going to be a nice sump

 

[Itaysworld]

Oh Man - Makes me feel so obsolete and insignificant to think my tank size is someone else's sump - sigh :rolleye1:

That should be a great system! 460 gallons in total - should be sweeet!

 

[ruiny]

Thanks for the link amanda.

No pictures of any sumps. It dosn't have to be 180 just something close.

 

[forddna]

How about this...It's a 125g, so it's still a 6' to judge by. There's a bazillion pages, but this link should take you to the sump setup/design page, and then I know there's a pic of it on his running system on the second to last page of the thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=962136&perpage=25&pagenumber=6

 

[rlxwcapt]

Take a look at Los's tank and setup. There are some great sketches of the sump and tank. The only thing that i would do different is to move 2 of the baffles to the refugium side. This still would leave 3 baffles on the other side. We should have pictures of the sump up and running by this weekend.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1335781

 

[am3gross]

i dont have any pictures yet but i am going to set up a 180 gallon sump this weekend on my 210. i plan on having nothing but live rock in the 180. i also plan to have a 75 gallon fuge plumbed in to the system.... if i get it all set up this weekend i will be glad to show some pics! good luck with your build!

 

[ruiny]

anybody else.
I have to build mine at the begining of the week. So my plans need to be finalized.

 

[Ricecakeguy]

a 180 sump is pretty big, you must have a pretty big tank

 

[tangreefkeeper]

im glad to see that im not the only one that has a monster sump.. im running a 120gal refugium/sump on my 220gal main, 80 gal frag tank setup .. only problem is under my main tank its all sump and under my frag tank is were i house my reactor, 40 gal top off tank, 20 gal quarantine tank, all my dj power strips..so cramped in both stands.. already want to make a bigger stand for both

 

[Grace's Dad]

Not a 180 but 6ft 125 and I had to cram everything under the stand.