Sump designs for the April meeting

[bshumake]

I would like everyone who's planning on attending the April meeting to draw up a sketch (reguardless of however horrible your drawing skills might be) of your sump, or the you are thinking about making.
Because there are so many different styles, and each style is tailored to a particular idea, there is a lot of room for creativity. If you can get the drawing's to me ahead of time I'll make copies for everyone.
Thanks,
B

 

[luckyfish]

When is the April meeting?

 

[bshumake]

still working on that one T

 

[luckyfish]

Cool. We're planning a trip into Memphis in April and I'd just as soon make it the week of the meeting.

 

[neuroslicer]

My third sump soon to be made

My third sump soon to be made

The problem with my second sump was that I didn't allow enough volume for overflow... and as a result I've had my share of puddles in the sun room! This design gives more overflow volume, and also divides the water from my two overflow boxes, one at each end of my 65 gallon tank, into a left and right side. By altering the height of the overflow boxes, I can increase or decrease the flow from either side. So I can have a slow flow going over my refugium with a more vigorous flow going to the side with my skimmer and return pump. I've got a really nice submersible OceanRunner 3500 as a return pump, so I'm not going to drill a hole for an external pump for this sump. I've got three ball valves coming off the pump to distribute flow appropriately between my UV and two SCWDs.

33.5 inches long, 10.5 inches wide, 12.25 inches high. Water level at 8.5 inches.

Comments and critiques are welcomed!
Jay

 

[Doris M]

Is this where we submit our sump pictures for the April meeting?

 

[sperry]

Re: My third sump soon to be made

Re: My third sump soon to be made

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9553585#post9553585 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by neuroslicer
This design gives more overflow volume, and also divides the water from my two overflow boxes, one at each end of my 65 gallon tank, into a left and right side. By altering the height of the overflow boxes, I can increase or decrease the flow from either side. So I can have a slow flow going over my refugium with a more vigorous flow going to the side with my skimmer and return pump. I've got a really nice submersible OceanRunner 3500 as a return pump, so I'm not going to drill a hole for an external pump for this sump. I've got three ball valves coming off the pump to distribute flow appropriately between my UV and two SCWDs.

33.5 inches long, 10.5 inches wide, 12.25 inches high. Water level at 8.5 inches.

Comments and critiques are welcomed!
Jay

Your such an over achiever!!!!!!

 

[bshumake]

Its now official. We need a place to hold the April meeting. If anyone would be willing to hold it at their house please let me know.
Thanks everyone.

 

[willember]

You may be able to use our house; whats the date?

Also, what program are you guys using to make your nifty sketches?

 

[neuroslicer]

Photoshop

 

[sperry]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9590007#post9590007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by willember

Also, what program are you guys using to make your nifty sketches?

Paint.Net Not as good as photoshop but its free and better than MS Paint.

 

[bshumake]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9590007#post9590007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by willember
You may be able to use our house; whats the date?

April 21st. But its subject to change depending on who can/will host.

 

[neuroslicer]

Sump installed

Sump installed

Here's the sump that I installed this weekend from the design I pictured in an earlier post to this thread:

Finally, enough reserve volume to handle any overflow!

 

[sperry]

I give it a 9.6 Had to make a small deduction for excessive use of black tape. 2 words---heat shrink

 

[joeycadre]

i took a basic richard/andy sump (no baffles) and turned it into this thing.

wheeeeeeeeeee

 

[bshumake]

Date set for meeting. Please see the link below.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1089129