stephenarr Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 Does anyone have any good ideas on how to lay out a sump (90 gallon) for a 150 gallon. just because they can be so messy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denzkyasia Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 just visit >Monsterkeeping.com you can find in the diy section.i do it my own thru that site bro! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 monsterfishkeepers.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denzkyasia Posted September 10, 2011 Report Share Posted September 10, 2011 yap thats what i mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethreal Posted September 3, 2012 Report Share Posted September 3, 2012 Bit of a necro post but thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jethreal Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 So after reading this site and others I think I have it figured out so that: 1.the sump can take any extra drainage without overflowing in the event of a power failure 2.the water holding area on the return pump will not hold enoug water to over fill the tank in the event of a clogged standpipe 3.generally eveything in between is set up to hold mechanical filter(s), biological filter, heaters with some baffling to eliminate micro bubbles and control water levels in each section Does that sound about right or am I missing something? As a side note has anyone seen a standpipe clog? I'm trying to set up a split 40 and if i keep pumping water into one half I could see potetial issues unless the tank can take the overfolw from the other side without spilling untill the water level drains to below the standpipe on the non-clogged side. Right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cainechow Posted September 4, 2012 Report Share Posted September 4, 2012 rule 2 would be nice, but if you like to run your water pretty close to the rim of your tank too might be out of luck. You could always do dual stand pipes for redundancy incase one got clogged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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