sump design

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

this is how i designed the sump for my 50g and will most likely do it again but on a larger scale for my upgrade of my 90g.. where the water comes in a have a chamber for filter floss to reduce the amount of crud before skimmer. then skimmer then return area. my goal was to have as large of a return area as possible so i dont have to top up as often since auto top off is not an option on either tank the only change will be adding a carbon section. i can go 3 days tho without adding water.

See I really like that, it looks absolutely awesome, but I want to do a minimalist approach and get rid of the extra pump for the refuge. Plus do you find that there' a bit of a dead zone underneath the refugium because of lack of flow?

[Nano]

Originally Posted by lockrookie

this is how i designed the sump for my 50g and will most likely do it again but on a larger scale for my upgrade of my 90g.. where the water comes in a have a chamber for filter floss to reduce the amount of crud before skimmer. then skimmer then return area. my goal was to have as large of a return area as possible so i dont have to top up as often since auto top off is not an option on either tank the only change will be adding a carbon section. i can go 3 days tho without adding water.

thats a wicked sump! I love how you made use of other wise useless space by putting the refugium up there

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by paddyob

This is basically my sump.


I double baffled all chambers and force the water to go under the first baffle then back to the top and over. Here's a shot from early set up.



Easy design for maintenance also.

You won't regret a simple sump.

I love it! What's the reason that you double baffled each chamber?

[lockrookie]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

I love it! What's the reason that you double baffled each chamber?

most likely to reduce micro bubbles

[reefgirl189]

Yes but for each and every chamber? Extra insurance?