Adding a sump

[Leah]

Am I headed in the right direction? Will need a return pump..... if so which one and what size, I have no experience with sumps HELP PLEASE! Going to Kelowna and would like some idea before I go.

[argan]

look for around 2000gph for a return pump i would say

[Leah]

Thank-You Argan, any thing else I should know before I spend recklessly?

[Interior_Reef]

Depends on if your doing internal or external. if your doing an external pump, then i'd go with a Snapper. Otherwise a mag7 or so would be just fine. Just aslong as the return pump doesnt empty the sump, faster than the overflow can fill it.

[Leah]

I am thinking it will be internal, so how do I match the overflow?

[banditpowdercoat]

A 2000 GPH pump on a 25g sump??? That seems kinda excessive. I would think about half that flow, 1000 GPH or less. You don;t want fast flow through your sump, as the bubbles then do not have time to remove themselves from the water. I tried a Mag 7 on a 10g sump once, LOL, a throttled back mag 3.5 is what is in there now.

I was just thinking about this the other day, Leah, wondering if your still interestd. I've been so busy with home projects lately, that and still unemploeyd, and EI is taking FOREVER!!!!

For the sump, I would use 4 pieces of glass min. kind of like this
http://mike16b.homestead.com/files/Original_design.jpg

He's got the dotted line one is a piece of eggcrate, I put a piece of glass in there where the water has to go under it into center fuge/skimmer section.

PS I still am hoping to get to Van come Nov 20/22

[Leah]

Wow! Thanks Dan, pictures are what I need, lol!!!! I would like to get it going ASAP.
So could I use the pump off my Remora? Probably not that would be to easy? Just thinking it would be cool though.