Thinking of building a sump for my 65 hex. Ideads needed!!

The Grizz · #1 11-16-2009, 02:29 AM

Idea's, tip's, thing's others have tryed??

The Grizz · #2 11-16-2009, 04:45 AM

There's got to be a great idea out there some where............................................. .

lastlight · #3 11-16-2009, 04:49 AM

My sump is really small compared to what most with a 225 run. I also only tossed a single baffle in there...maintains water height for my skimmer. There are many ways to make a sump I'd just make sure it has enough room for whatever you want to put in it. Even if it doesn't, plumb another tank into it like I've done for my fuge. Use what you have for spare tanks...biggest one that will fit in your stand.

Not exactly any great ideas. Then again we are talking about a glass box to hold a pump and some heaters =)

The Grizz · #4 11-16-2009, 05:04 AM

I have a 10 gal tank doing nothing, was hoping this would work just have to figure out if I can gat into the stand as it is same shape as tank. The skimmer could hang on the side just have to change the intake, I would use a small submerible return pump and a small submer's heater as well. Do you think I am on the right track.

lastlight · #5 11-16-2009, 05:06 AM

As long as you account for water capture when the power goes out sure it'll work.

The Grizz · #6 11-16-2009, 05:10 AM

If there is no return flow there should be no over flow form what I have read about. Do you agree.

lastlight · #7 11-16-2009, 05:15 AM

If your return flow pipe is below the surface of the water it can siphon until siphon breaks. Also the pipes hold more water than you want them to during an outage lol. Drilling a few holes just at water's level in your pipe can solve the siphon issue (I still need to do this!) but you def need to account for the pipe's volume.