sump pics

[animalcrossing]

anyone have the ultimate or great ideas for and pics of their sump maybe with a fuge area

[Starry]

Heres mine. works good, just wish I made the return area bigger so as not to have to top up so often.
http://www.canreef.com/photopost/data/500/IMG_0340_resize.JPG

[Doug]

anyone have the ultimate or great ideas for and pics of their sump maybe with a fuge area


Have you checked out some of the build threads. Should be lots of good sump builds in there also.

[fishytime]

Heres mine....fuge on the left, return in the middle and skimmer on the right.
http://www.canreef.com/ftotm/mar09/images/FTOM5.jpg

[a4twenty]

a couple of pics ( click the thumb ) of mine. i went with refugium --> return <-- skimmer and it has worked out great for me so far.

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/th_sump20081212.jpg (http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/sump20081212.jpg)http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/th_fugefeb11.jpg (http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/fugefeb11.jpg)http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/th_bt.jpg (http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/bt.jpg)http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/th_60Gsumpfuge.jpg (http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/a4twenty/60Gsumpfuge.jpg)

[tgoeujon]

fishytime what size is your sump?

[tgoeujon]

forget it i learned how to read, lol. 55 gallon huh, could you possibly give dimensions of sections as well as baffles?

[The Codfather]

Here is a pic of mine, the fug is the last compartment on the right.
Bob

http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt252/codfather_2009/DSC00004_11.jpg

[hillegom]

Ok, so why do I not see where the water is being inputed from the DT?

[The Codfather]

Inlet from the overflow from the display is the 1 1/2" in the upper right hand corner. I hope this pic clears it up, the return is in the upper left hand corner, the pump sits underneath the stand.
Bob
http://i617.photobucket.com/albums/tt252/codfather_2009/DSC00003_18.jpg

[hillegom]

Thanks Codfather, but I meant the sump in post #2 from Starry

[The Codfather]

Ya, i kind of figured it out after i set it.
Bob

[Starry]

hehe the sump input line is hidden behind the skimmer and is inside that 3" pvc pipe with the holes in it. (helps reduce micro bubbles)

[The Codfather]

This is the perfect reason why people should not post after 6 beers, well at least i shouldn't.

[fishytime]

forget it i learned how to read, lol. 55 gallon huh, could you possibly give dimensions of sections as well as baffles?

Sure...The sump is 48"x18"x12". the fuge section is 18.5" with a 15" tall baffle....in hindsight I should have made it 14" or so because the 6" drop of water into the return section creates bubbles that occasionally get sucked into the return pump. Not a huge deal but I have to pile up some lr around the return intake to break up the bubbles before they get dispersed in the display.:neutral: The skimmer section is 12.5"( just big enough for my skimmer) and the baffles are 9" tall.