Sump

Glennrf38 · #1 01-11-2010, 12:16 PM

Melevsreef has some great info on sump design.
http://www.melevsreef.com/29g/sump/design.html

banditpowdercoat · #2 01-11-2010, 02:06 PM

If glass tank, use glass baffles. Silicone does not stick to acrylic very well. Any glass shop will cut you baffles. Only need 3mm glass for baffles, especially in a 10g tank. Probibally under $20 fro all the glass cut and ground edges. Make the baffles a hair more than 1/8" narrower than the inside of the tank. Easier to install, no wedging/chipping/cracking issues. Silicone fills the gap's reallly well

Dez · #3 01-11-2010, 03:20 PM

Have you ever though of going baffle - less? Some of the best sumps that I've run are without baffles. A simple container can be used as a bubble trap, or a filter sock. 10 gallon doesn't give you a lot of room, so once you have a baffle in there and you decide to change equipment later on you might kick yourself for putting a baffle in that one particular spot. Mark has a container that his tank drains into with little holes in it for a bubble trap. It's pretty slick. Just a thought.

Hope this helps.

Chase31 · #4 01-11-2010, 09:09 PM

well thats what i was kinda thinking, use a screen maybe, we'll have to see if this tank has baffles or not

mark · #5 01-11-2010, 10:01 PM

Dez, talking about me and my DBBBT (dog biscuit bucket bubble trap)?

Chase31 · #6 01-11-2010, 11:46 PM

just curious how the hell does that work?

Chase31 · #7 01-12-2010, 12:10 AM

so looks like i will be getting a roughly 600gph overflow, so im looking for a pump, preferably the cheaper the better (will be looking on Kijiji) the head pressure is about 5 feet, it shouldnt matter if its under my overflow right? the system should be about 40G with sump and piping and skimmer when all's said and done witch is about a 15x turnover rate per hour, thats pretty good right? should it be higher or lower, dispaly is 31 gal, sump is 10, also getting a 175 GPH aqua clear power head

mark · #8 01-12-2010, 02:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Chase31

just curious how the hell does that work?

There's a line of holes drilled in the side, near the bottom, bubbles from the drains go up and don't enter the sump, bubble-free water out the bottom.