to sump or not to sump
Well my 33 has a sump Christy. I am building a 27 or a 29 with a sump as well. It adds to your total water volume, making it more stable, allows for you to hide things such as skimmers, heaters etc.. a place to add carbon if it is needed. A great place to drip Kalk or add a reator output. Umm.. you can have a small refugium/DSB for more filtration and growing of macro algae(nutrient export). hmm what else.. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]There is lots n lots..
By having reverse lighting on the sump from the tank you help keep your Ph stable..
I am sure that the rest of the gang here can add more.. lets see if we can get a list together..
As for DIY sumps.. they can be really simple.. I have a 20 with a partition to keep the water level on one side constant as well as help get rid of bubbles form the skimmer output. all it took was three pieces of cut glass siliconed in to make a baffle.. piece of cake.. I also add top off water in the sump.. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]
Is there anything they can't do? [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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