Sump Help

[Aquaria]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=284&pictureid=2880

any objections before i order glass tomorrow

[Aquaria]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=284&pictureid=2881

had to make a revision because of the stand and hob skimmer issues
still 6 pieces of glass

[plutoniumJoe]

Interesting design. What size tank is it for?

[Fishward]

Do you have an ATO? if not that Return area is way too small. all your evap will show in your return, so you'll be topping up fresh water hourly

[bvlester]

+1 Fishward you need about 8 gallon min for return. i have a small return in my temp sump while I finish my 40g the ATO goes off about every 1.5 to 2 hrs. To does not bother me as the tank does not over flow and I have not seen any determent to it . but larger is setter. you an make it larger by taking out a couple baffles all that is needed is and over and under you can still have a second over and get a larger return area out f the deal.

Bill

[monocus]

move your bubble baffles1 inch apart-move your refugum down and increase your return

[Aquaria]

reason for the small return is the way the stand is it is very small and that design means the refugium is up front when u open the stand door now i was planing on doing a diy ATO have a 4g jug with ro/di above the return using a ridged airline for a gravity feed design (works like the automatic waterbowls for pets) for the guy that asked its a 10g tank for a 20g nano
now i could move a couple baffles to the return section and use the whole 5 x 9-3/4 area that holds the baffles now as the return.
an answer asap would be great as im leaving in 30 min or so to order glass and get parts for sump

[monocus]

my baffles are after the sump so i don't see any problem there. you could make an L shaped refugium and have your baffles after-giving you a 10x6 1/2 return

[Aquaria]

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=272&pictureid=2895

this is the final design pick glass up on mon

[Aquaria]

thats what i had at first but i wasent sure but i think this will work well
any objections ?? AND need advice on a light big als had a refugium light but for 70 bucks and thats just insane what kind of watts do i need for macro algae and what kind of fixture cheap is what im looking for lol

[Bloodasp]

Get those daylight bulbs at home depot

[Aquaria]

so like a cheap desklamp or somthing should work

[Bloodasp]

They should.
http://www.melevsreef.com/fuge_bulb.html

[Aquaria]

well thank you that settles it im off to the hardware store for pipe and light lol cant wait till i can get this all going