saltynuts Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 (edited) Looking at building a sump system for my tank. Has any one used them or built one Pro,s Con,s Let's see them please Or any links Edited January 6, 2016 by saltynuts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 6, 2016 Report Share Posted January 6, 2016 I use them, and have used them lots in the past. Check out my member journals, and you'll see a few. I'd post pics, but for some reason my IE won't let me cut and paste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltynuts Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I wanna build one but not to sure on flow and what's compartments are need A saltwater sump I can build you no prob lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Basically, you want something for mechanical and biological with space for the heater. I've even done a sump w/o baffles; just a piece of egg crate holding back some poly, and another to keep the scrubbies from getting to the pump. For flow, I always just gauged how the fish reacted; if it looks like it's too much, I just throttle more water back to the sump (put a T on the return and run a line with a valve back to the start of the sump)... I'll try to get some pics when I'm on my laptop again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanT Posted January 11, 2016 Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 I love sumps. They keep equipment out of the tank and increase water volume. They are also really cheap if you are just gluing baffles into an existing tank. With some of the new adjustable DC pumps coming out you don't even need to worry about flow rates. The hardest part would probably be installing an overflow into the display. Here is a system I am currently setting up. The sump is simple but the overflow plumbing is rather involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltynuts Posted January 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2016 That looks like fun lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgw1 Posted February 6, 2016 Report Share Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) What type of pump are you using in that picture. Edited February 6, 2016 by sgw1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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