Show me your sumps!

Assassin Smoke · Feb 23, 2015

Hey everybody,
I thought it would be interesting if we could get a bunch of pictures on what your sumps look like. Let everyone know what you like or don't like about the design too.1smile1 Share your creative setup with the world.

9balliw · Feb 23, 2015

here is mine pretty bare the second time around it is a L shaped custom made acrylic sump by a local tank builder who does awesome work "Cabinet maker". It fits under my stairs in the closet right next to the tank the drain line runs into my algae scrubber right now I'm not running my skimmer Might try miracle mud not sure yet

Trex · Feb 23, 2015

Need to get a better picture of it running, but...

Being leak tested in the garage,

Dry,

Inflow and skimmer section (( the skimmer's pump is in the rear now ))

Fuge and return section,

Fuge,

Skimmer and whatnot,

dbl · Feb 23, 2015

The timing is impeccable for me as I've just started planning a new sump. It's the one thing on my build I'm really not happy with. Albeit an old picture, I converted an old 55 for the sump and it's too tall and too narrow. I will be following along for ideas.

Assassin Smoke · Feb 24, 2015

Very creative use of space! So after the algae scrubber, there is a main compartment with heater and probes, then it overflows into the return compartment? There seems to be a lot of water volume. How big is the sump?

Assassin Smoke · Feb 24, 2015

Sweet set up Trex. You seem to have maximized the amount of equipment for your sump space.

lsaint88 · Feb 25, 2015

A switch behind the tank to control all the goods

LILBUDDHA · Feb 25, 2015

Trex said:
Need to get a better picture of it running, but...

Being leak tested in the garage,

Dry,

Inflow and skimmer section (( the skimmer's pump is in the rear now ))

SKIMZ Leopard ....NICE ONE !!!!! :tongue:

butters417 · Feb 25, 2015

My basement sump, have a couple saltwater mollies in the fuge

jackson6745 · Feb 25, 2015

Sharp looking sump Trex

Here's my cube sump

IMG_1556 by rich.colombo, on Flickr

rayn · Feb 25, 2015

Here is my sump "room". Still a work in progress though.

Dual 40 breeder sump system. First one in the back is just a DSB and will house macro algae. Second one in front is the return area, drain area, and skimmer holder. Then there is a 10 for holding top off water.