Mike’s 750 gallon build

[MikeInToronto]

Originally Posted by gregzz4

Hey Mike. Excellent size build Having a 'fuge the size of my DT puts things in perspective. Outside of costs and maintenance I'm sure tons of us are very jealous. I'm guessing each inch in your DT is 20g. How's your new 135g sump hold the back-flow?

First of all, thank you

The returns are submerged only the slightest bit below the water surface - maybe 1/4” - so it’s enough to prevent bubbles but the backflow only raises the sump level by 2-3”.

Couple thoughts if you don't mind; I'd put tie wraps or clamps on the rest of those barbed fittings, but I'm paranoid.

The pic is a bit old. I’ve added cable ties to all of the barbs in the sump and clamps in the dry areas. What I’d really like is titanium clamps to put everywhere.

And if you want to cut down on mulm build-up in the vinyl hoses pick up some split loom. The hoses will stay way cleaner when you block light.

That’s a good idea. The intention is to use black tubing in the future. What I have now is stuff that was lying around. The future future plan is to rotate the sump against the wall perpendicular to the refugium so I can access everything more easily but that involves a bit of effort. Maybe a few hours of work, but I’m lazy.

Wish you were out here on Wet Coast so we could look in person.
Keep the pics coming!

[Skimmerking]

what's the power that you putting out on the tank. Are you going to run it on peak hours or off peak