Sump help

[Joypaws83]

Yeah, looks great. You should post pics/videos more often

Thanks! It’s much easier than capturing everything in pics lol

 

[griss]

Sigh, 7 days and no updates

 

[Joypaws83]

Sigh, 7 days and no updates

I don’t have any unfortunately. I went to my LFS, but didn’t see anything I couldn’t live without. There’s another frag show coming in March I’m excited to go! I hope to have a lot of updates then

 

[griss]

Ahem

 

[T Diddy]

Now, we’ll need to decide on a pump. I’m a little old school and still use a rio pump for my 40 gallon. I couldn’t find the Rio I have for sale, but the pump in the link below would be a good old school one.

Danner Mag-Drive Supreme 5 - 500 GPH Water Pump (#02515)

500 gph maximum flow with a 10.5' shut-off ceramic shaft 10' grounded power cord foam prefilter included operates submerged or in-line 5 year limited warranty 1/2" in/out Nominal: 500 GPH Watts: 49 GPH at 0': 570 GPH at 1': 480 GPH at 3': 425 GPH at 5': 325...

premiumaquatics.com

I know that DC controllable pumps are the rage lately. But, honestly, I don’t know much about them. I’ll let someone who knows more chime in.

I’m still using my old supreme…it was sitting in a Rubbermaid tub with some other goodies from 10+ years ago. The prongs on the plug were corroded to the point of breaking off, so I got an extension cord and wired in a relay switch to make it easier to power on/off. Now I don’t have to reach behind the sump to unplug it anymore. I was amazed that it still worked…just needed a little cleaning.

 

[Joypaws83]

Ahem

I’ll post an updated video tomorrow. I’ve gotten a few thing since last time. The frag swap is next Saturday, I hope to do some damage there!

 

[griss]

I’ll post an updated video tomorrow. I’ve gotten a few thing since last time. The frag swap is next Saturday, I hope to do some damage there!

You’ve gotten a few things since last update and haven’t let us know

 

[Joypaws83]

You’ve gotten a few things since last update and haven’t let us know

I was being lazy and just glued them down recently. I despise gluing frags!

 

[griss]

I was being lazy and just glued them down recently. I despise gluing frags!

lol, I hear you.

 

[Joypaws83]

Updated tank video with a blenny belly wiggle at the end

 

[griss]

Looks great. Thanks for the update.

 

[Joypaws83]

Looks great. Thanks for the update.

Thank you!

 

[JW Frink]

Hey guys! I need some help here. I was in the hobby back in the early 2000s but never dealt with a sump. I have a 40 gallon tank, bought a reef sump 75 and a KI protein skimmer 50. I need assistance setting it up. I have no pre drilled holes in my 40 gal tank for pipes either.

Bulk Reef Supply (BRS) has a DIY video on utube for drilling holes in a glass tank. I am in the research phase of my first saltwater tank and their videos are really helpful I think. Good luck and happy reefing...