Sump Question

[clownfishking]

I have a 75g reef tank and would like to upgrade my sump..
I got this one off a member..TS36BR My question is there such A thing as to big of a sump not meaning fitting in the stand?

 

[JosefDevaty]

I would go with the largest one you could fit. With a bigger sump you can run a bigger fuge. Also you are increasing the overall water volume of your system, thus increasing the stability of your system. Thats a pretty neat looking sump btw.

 

[smoovie]

How big is it?

 

[clownfishking]

http://triggersys.com/sumps.html

TS36BR
Length 36"
Width 18"
Height 15"

 

[dugg]

Yeah that thing is too big. You should just bring it over and sell it to me for say $50 lol.

 

[clownfishking]

It came with this big skimmer ts300 and waste collector..Not sure what i was thinking??? Not going to fit?

http://triggersys.com/protein_skimmers.html

 

[JosefDevaty]

That skimmer looks a lot like my MRC M-1. Hopefully it came with a silencer for that beckett air intake. They can get kind of noisy. On the good side mine pulls some serious junk out of my tank.
If it wont fit you can always build your own stand for your tank.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1169964
Pretty easy to put together. The hardest part I ran into was making it all square.

 

[cur10u5g30rg3]

That looks like a very nice sump and skimmer. AS long as you can get it in the stand I would run it.

 

[dugg]

If you need and want to build a stand, just buy the lumber and come up on a weekend. i have every kind of woodworking tool you could ever need, and used to be a master carpenter. Was on the National Historical Society's prefferred contractor list for 7 years for historical restoration. Probably cost around $300 with doors if you just buy doors at lowes and cut the stand to fit them.

 

[clownfishking]

Thanks for the offer but I really like the stand the tanks on now..I will have to sell it or trade it for something that fits in there...Lesson learned next time i will measure before i buy....

 

[dugg]

I forgot to show you the skimmer i have from the aquarium near you when you were here the other day, but if it will fit in your cabinet, the sealife systems skimmer i bought there is a skimming fool. Doesn't look like much, but it has really been a good one.