120 Gallon Progress

NanoReef · #1 02-16-2006, 03:19 AM

thats the problem MY DAD IS CHEAP! he wants to keep this tank
i dont quite understand this though

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I would silicone the glass into the sump on the sides of the glass, not between the glass and the sides

fishmanty · #2 02-16-2006, 05:57 AM

ok, at point 1, instead of siliconing the side of the baffle to the aquarium, put 2 globs of silicone on either side that can easily be cut off with a blade when it comes to removal. Its more of an idea that I know would work thats in the top of my head... its hard to put into words. point 2 shows what I mean by globs of silicone of the sides of each baffle.

Wish I could explain it better...

In short: Silicone is easy to cut off with a blade, so if you decide to silicone baffles into a tank to make it a sump, silicone it in a way that would be easy to get at with the edge of a blade, just to losen the baffles, then you could clean up the bits of silicone once the glass is removed.

NanoReef · #3 02-16-2006, 10:06 PM

ok i think i get it now.......but i now have ANOTHER problem....my skimmer takes up like 1/2 of the sump!!! now throw a mag 18 in there and i dont have much room left

.....is there any way to "spacesave" and not have the baffles and still have an effective sump??

Skimmerking · #4 02-16-2006, 10:54 PM

call me ok i will explain to you little grasshopper.

mike
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fishmanty · #5 02-16-2006, 11:22 PM

You could put a mag beside the sump, and run it inline, but instead of drilling the tank, you could just put some flex tubing into the sump and run it to the intake of the pump, and just find a way to secure the tube so it doesn't fall out and suck air.

Im sure that guy with the post above me will have a good explaination, or better idea.

NanoReef · #6 02-18-2006, 04:59 AM

ok so my dad got a little excited about getting the tank running so he ran all the plumbing while i was at work. it wasnt quite what i had in mind but i think he did pretty good.if anyone can explain to me what to do with the 6 inches of sump i have left....it would be greatly appreciated! Mike, my sister is out of town so she is CONSTANTLEY on the phone with my mom here so any time im home....the phone is in use!!! if there is anyway to explain my sump situation on here i would be very happy!!!!
here is the sump. remember, this is the dry run so ANYTHING can be changed.

also, can i use this PVC glue on the pipes????

thanks!

mr_alberta · #7 02-18-2006, 05:22 AM

I really wouldn't put my skimmer right next to the return pump...you'll get bubbles up the yinyang. Have the skimmer and the return pump on opposite sides of the tank and a bunch of baffles inbetween. Unfortunatly, your sump is really too small to add anything else IMO with that giant skimmer and return pump in there...