sump design

[AlSimmons]

I'll just take yours and thegruns word for it that it's a very imformative experiment. Thanks for the heads up though.

 

[sde1500]

exactly the reason why it is a bad design.
I think the reason for this design is to muffle the sound of water splash or bubbles coming into the sump, as this section is usually completely enclosed. maybe for durso overflow, this will help, but is not needed for herbie.

The first generation eshopps sump feeds directly to the sock, and is partially enclosed to muffle any water splashing sound. I use this sump and durso and it muffles the water sound enough. The newer generation separated the drain to its own section, which can have detritus collect, defeating the purpose of the filter sock, at least partly.

feeding water directly to the sock is the right design, which is what you have.

Yea my Eshopps sump has the extra back section. Honestly can't even see it so I'll have to see when I get home how much has actually accumulated there over the past year. I don't run a sock in the sock section anyway, so don't really care, but now I'm curious.

Main reason I don't like it is fish can get there if you don't have the overflow blocked. And BOY is it hard to get them from that tiny little area.

 

[thegrun]

I'll just take yours and thegruns word for it that it's a very imformative experiment. Thanks for the heads up though.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/video/view/brstv-investigates-what-do-filter-socks-do-for-you/

 

[sde1500]

sump design

exactly the reason why it is a bad design.
I think the reason for this design is to muffle the sound of water splash or bubbles coming into the sump, as this section is usually completely enclosed. maybe for durso overflow, this will help, but is not needed for herbie.

The first generation eshopps sump feeds directly to the sock, and is partially enclosed to muffle any water splashing sound. I use this sump and durso and it muffles the water sound enough. The newer generation separated the drain to its own section, which can have detritus collect, defeating the purpose of the filter sock, at least partly.

feeding water directly to the sock is the right design, which is what you have.

One year and 3 months of detritus in there. Not bad really. And there is like a dozen amphipods living there so it's cool.

And for the OP. This is my sump.

 

[ladynavyvet]

I have zero sump experience, I'm using a canister filter system for my 40 gallon, live stock tank.

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