110g Mixed Reef V2

[fishytime]

I got the sump finished tonight. Well... I finished it yesterday , but I leak tested the baffles tonight and....IT HOLDS WATER . Cutting the glass for the baffles actually proved to be way harder than drilling the tank. I just could'nt get the glass to break cleanly on my scribe. So I broke out the trusty beltsander to grind down the wonky cuts.The following pics show the sump and a couple of the goodies to go in it. The layout is; skimmer/drain section on the left, return pump section in the middle, and drain/refugium section on the right.If you guys see any issues with this design PLEASE let me know. This is my first sump and I wanna get it right. The return pump is a quiet one 6000, and the skimmer is a euro-reef rs135.I need to do the overflow box inside the tank, but I think I will leave the cutting of that glass to the experts. 3/16" glass was hard enough, never mind the 3/8" glass I will need for the overflow. Then after that is the plumbing. I am a carpenter by trade so wood is really my thing. But I am learning lots and I think I have a handle on how the plumbing needs to be.

[Ya Dude]

cool

[Delphinus]

Great job so far!

[fishytime]

Thanks Tony. Seems like a small project compared to what you've got in the works.

[Zylumn]

Great job on the sump. Looks like its coming together.
Kevin

[fishytime]

Thanks Kev(again). Its been kinda slow going lately as I am in the process of moving at the end of the month. I've been sneaking away from my packing duties every once in a awhile to get my plumbing parts together. I think I've finally got what I need. I ordered a few things from B.C. because a buddy was making a huge plumbing order and said I could piggy back on his order to save shipping. I got the stuff from him last week and figured out right away that I needed to go back( again) to the plumbing store. I am still waiting on the gate valves from a different order(picking them up tomorrow). But I thought I would share what I did today. Here is what the stack of parts for the return look like.

Before.




After.







The return goes from the 1" output of the pump to a ball valve by 1" flexible tubing. Then is reduced to 3/4" hard pvc . First a check valve, then a "T", then a ball valve for each return, bulkheads and finally through the locline.

[fishytime]

More pics

[adidas]

Originally Posted by fishytime

ah good choice. i have a euroreef as well, wondering why i ever bothered with seaclones, prisms and coralife skimmers.

[adidas]

looks good man.. you are catching up to me, i better get some more frags in my tank!! :P

[fishytime]

Originally Posted by adidas

looks good man.. you are catching up to me, i better get some more frags in my tank!! :P

Catching up? Didnt know I was behind Thanks Joel.