Show your sump setup!!

[Project]

This thread made me clean up my sump a bit. So thank you. . Tank is 1.5yrs old.

-15”x15” Cube (2 chamber with baffle in the middle).

-1st chamber: -Rollermat500, heater sensor, dsb of miracle mud, ceramic spheres

-2nd chamber: hugger 800gph dc return running at 50%, Tunze DC 9004 skimmer (connected to co2 scrubber recirculating), Santa Monica 1.2 drop ATS, Hydrofill ATO sensor, bag of carbon, ato inline, piece of rock

 

[OrlandoReef]

Red Sea
130 gallon display
30 gallon sump
Separate pump from roller chamber plumbed to refugium through uv, which overflows to skimmer and back to return pump so I don’t recycle sterilized water.
Removed factory sock chamber and installed the baffle to separate roller and refugium.
Removed factory Ato chamber and plumbed from garage for awc and ato.

 

[Gill the 3rd]

My sump/refugium is as basic as they get. It's a 30 gallon extra high. It has a deep sand bed and rock. The return pump just sits on some of the rock on the left side of the tank. The right side is where the drain is, which is a reverse durso to cut down on noise. Gracilaria grows on the rock.

It's super simple but it works well.

That's awesome. Its literally just another display tank as your sump lol. I may have to steal that idea. Does the algae do a good job of removing nutrients?

 

[tzabor10]

375 gallon 8 ft display upstairs
125 gallon 6 ft sump downstairs

All that for a FOWLR?!? Amazing project

 

[vlangel]

That's awesome. Its literally just another display tank as your sump lol. I may have to steal that idea. Does the algae do a good job of removing nutrients?

Yes, but I also have algae in my display also and my system is designed to run the nutrients high. I have softies and hardy LPS.

 

[Rcs_12]

All that for a FOWLR?!? Amazing project

Lol no not a fowlr. It's fish only for the moment but will have corals eventually. I have to finish the cabinets and canopy before I can hang my lights.

 

[marcus aurelius]

I’m getting close.

 

[mizimmer90]

Just finished setting mine up! I cramed in as much as I could lol

Tank is 55 gal and sump is 30" x 16" x 15"

 

[VintageReefer]

Wow it’s like I’m looking inside a space shuttle lol

 

[Cichlid Dad]

This was when I first started setting up my refugium. I run a skimmer only no socks. Refugium is now full of live rock, micro algae, sponges and other critters to take care of the detritus.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

There is a sump in there somewhere...

 

[tzabor10]

Just finished setting mine up! I cramed in as much as I could lol

Tank is 55 gal and sump is 30" x 16" x 15"

Come on you can get more!

 

[tzabor10]

There is a sump in there somewhere...

So that’s where stickers go

 

[jeremyd]

Interesting. Why prefer it over filter socks?

How long do you typically leave things in the acclimation box?

I switched from socks to fleece rollers, particularly the Klir-4, and absolutely love it. The biggest advantage is that as a small section of fleece gets full , it is then rolled out of the water, where it's now unable to break down, dissolve, and release nutrients into your tank.

The biggest thing I noticed was how because it removed algae/food/poop so quickly, and how it did it via optical sensors measuring when it was clogged up, my nutrient levels stayed incredibly consistent regardless of how I fed, if I blew algae off my rocks to get into the water column to filter out, etc. It's like a dynamic way of mechanical filtration.

In all honesty, I did it for the laziness factor. Changing a roll of fleece every 3-6 weeks sounded way better than changing filter floss or socks frequently. These were just huge added bonuses.

 

[jft]

40B DIY sump for 125 DT - Left drain to skimmer & right drain to refugium with center returns.

I like your sump setup very much, Could you please tell me where to buy those acrylic dividers and your input box. Thanks so much!

 

[MoMoTheMonster]

I like your sump setup very much, Could you please tell me where to buy those acrylic dividers and your input box. Thanks so much!

Thank you. We ordered the acrylic from Jax Racks he has kits for 40b tanks and we basically ordered 2 of his kits and set them up so we could do the left & right drains with the center returns. He mails everything and you just have to glue it all together & silicone it in the tank. He's got quite a few options and he is good to work with.

 

[AydenLincoln]

My sump/refugium is as basic as they get. It's a 30 gallon extra high. It has a deep sand bed and rock. The return pump just sits on some of the rock on the left side of the tank. The right side is where the drain is, which is a reverse durso to cut down on noise. Gracilaria grows on the rock.

It's super simple but it works well.

What did the clown do to end up living in the sump lol?

 

[Paul B]

OMG, I don't have a sump!!!!!. Is that bad?

 

[vlangel]

What did the clown do to end up living in the sump lol?

Actually he did not do anything to end up in the sump except live a long time after his tank mates. He belonged to a friend who was keeping their tank up just for him. They asked me if I knew anyone who would want him or they were going to return him to a lfs. I knew he was 10-12 years old and hated to think of him going to a lfs so I took him. The problem was I already had a baby oscillaris so couldn't risk putting him in my display and have him kill Ozzie. So that is how Perky ended up in the sump over 2 years ago.

 

[AydenLincoln]

OMG, I don't have a sump!!!!!. Is that bad?

Wait I didn’t realize this! Is all your equipment HOB?