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Old 10-21-2014, 11:19 PM
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gonna look awesome when its done!
thanks nick , you should see it now looks incredible



little peeved the misses may get a TOTM before me though
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Old 10-22-2014, 12:29 AM
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next up now that our fijicrete was dry was to build the aterfalls platforms


we used a mix of expanding foam , epoxy and fijicrete to complete it all







had to seal all the outside as well:0






then coated the inside with fijicrete to hide all the foam and epoxy as well create a stone look

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Old 10-22-2014, 06:01 PM
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Very Nice!
thanks buddy were really excited for this tank

more coming today!!
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:52 PM
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Default sump design

ok so we had to design a sump , this is right up our alley and we got to work and drew something up

these were the plans we made:



















basically our down pipes from the external overflow are plumbed into the chamber marked drain entry form display , water then flows over the baffle and onto a 7" filter sock try , when the socks are running normal water flows under the next baffle and when they clog water flows over the notch and into the fuge , after the socks the water flows through the refugium and then into the skimmer section , through some bubble traps and into the return. we have added a small ATO in the back corner as well some dosing chambers for vinegar, alk , cal and mg there is an acrylic cover for both the ATO and dosing chambers with holes drilled for lines

will post actual pictures of our sump and how it turned out next
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Old 10-22-2014, 10:07 PM
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and the actual sump all glass














under the stand



skimmer and reactor laid in place

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Old 10-22-2014, 10:25 PM
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Like the sump, great design.
Is there a reason the skimmer compartment is after the refugium? My sump is the same flow pattern, however I sometimes think the flow through the skimmer then refugium before return could benefit pod growth. Just curious?
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Old 10-22-2014, 10:36 PM
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Wow thats a really intricate sump! Nice work.
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Old 10-22-2014, 10:44 PM
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Like the sump, great design.
Is there a reason the skimmer compartment is after the refugium? My sump is the same flow pattern, however I sometimes think the flow through the skimmer then refugium before return could benefit pod growth. Just curious?
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IME theres not a pump in the world that can chew pods up , amphipods maybe but not copepods

i use to see them in my skimmer and reactors constantly so im sure they make it through as they got in there

thanks guys for the compliments more to come soon
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Old 10-23-2014, 06:18 PM
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Nice work guys, can't wait to see this up and running. Plus 2 on a custom sump, like how you've set up ato and dosing compartments in it aswell.

Out of curiousity what does a sump like this cost?
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