sump advice

Hi all, for my ~80 Gallon tank 3ft tank I am building I'm trying to squeeze: - Reef Factory Smart Roller - Reef Octopus Classic 110 (least priority) - Two Varios 4 pumps - Refugium with what's left. Into a UNS 60U - 20 gallon - 24x14x14 - even though it is not cheap as petco half off.. it is...

Im 3 months into a new build, Red Sea E170 with the additional sump upgrade. Total water volume is probably around 45-50g. Return pump is a Ecotech Vectra S2 plumbed with the included Red Sea green soft plumbing directly to display tank. Sump is currently filled with a reefmatt 250 and a...

Hi all, I have a 48 gallon reef tank with fish/inverts that is young ~1-2 months with a HOB filter and protein skimmer. I am making the move to a sump. I have a life reef HOB overflow box and will be using a 15g sump. My question is how to transition to the sump. I am currently using sea...

So I got a new sump after my all in one tank broke (the black plastic part that divides the tank itself and the filtration to the back) nice eshopp nano sump… and I decided to put some chaeto to bring down my nitra, and phos down since they were high .70 and I got a kessil H380 halo algae grow...

Hi everyone, I think it would be beneficial and really cool to see everyone’s sump set ups. I believe it could help inspire those who are just starting out and trying to get some ideas on how to set up their system. I’ll start with mine

I am a 100% a novice. May add a refugium down the road but that is not my top priority. My tank is a 110g reef tank (no corals yet, waiting for it to establish more). Should I change my sump? I got this entire setup from a buddy so I have minimal invested to date. It has become very difficult...

Hi Can I get advice/info of what best to put in the sump as in media, rocks etc.. First chamber Red Sea 1200, do I put anything else in with it or is it best to keep it empty ( basket on reef mat will have carbon in it ) Second chamber will be Red Sea skimmer , again on its own? 3rd will be...

Hello there reefers! I am trying to design a tank+sump system to house a palm-sized common octopus. I've had a small fresh water tank (~8 gallon) running for about 2 years now but I am very new to saltwater aquarium and especially sump design. So I would really appreciate some advice! I have...

Hi Told by the manufacturer to put the sump on the far right so I can run drain and emergency drain at a 45 degree angle to make it quieter…. But then eventually when I come to dose, the dosers would be at opposite end to the return chamber so would be a long run…(6ft tank) Told better to dose...

This tank is for sale on facebook, what are these things on the sides? I’ve been looking for a reef tank similar to this but it seems overly complicated. Let me know what you think. Facebook tank

Hi all, I am not new to saltwater but I am new to sumps. All of my previous tanks have been all in ones and I recently upgraded from my 50 gallon to a Waterbox Marine 110.4 I’ve never had a sump before so this is definitely a learning curve. I’ve been reading not to put bioballs in the sump...

I have a pro star 90v2 this is my sump I’m struggling to find a spot to set up a small fuge I don’t wanna run a scrubber kinda want a small chaeto area for pods and to run a light a couple hours a day

I’m very much running out of room for all the filtration i wanna put on my tank. My sump is a 20g long diy build with the fiji cube baffle kit. So I’m thinking instead of using the refugium section in that sump as a refugium, I’ll just hook up all my external reactors and their pumps to that...

Hello I’m looking for some knowledge on plumbing. The pump I’m using is a s2. Sump is a triton 26. Tank is innovative marine 25g ext. I had a custom stand made for the tank and im Currently plumbing it. Would the set up I have now work efficiently? The bulk head is 3/4 but my sump inlets are...

I am looking for some advice on my game plan for filtration in a new 75 gallon reef tank. It has been about 6 years since I last had a saltwater aquarium so I am essentially back to re-learning the basics. My previous setup was: A 20 gallon long main tank A 10 gallon sump split with a filter...

Which sump should I go with for my 25g ext. I’m either getting the triton 20 v2 or the triton 26 v2. I have a custom stand so space isn’t an issue. I’m leaning towards the 26 because I can later use it for a bigger tank and it fits under my current stand. Thanks!

Hello all! I am trying to find a solution to replace my filter socks. I have a Water Box 175.6 Frag and the layout of the sump is different from normal sumps. The design from what I can tell makes it less compatible with any of the reefmat models from red sea. The 1200 is simply to wide to fit...

Hey everyone, I was playing with the idea of building a sump/refugium in my AIO chambers for my waterbox 25 peninsula. I removed the black backing so I could see back there and I definitely think I could do it. Anyone experimented with this? Couldn’t find any pictures or videos online that...

Hello I'm planning on getting a custom built aquarium that is 72x25x24. Roughly 180G Also the stand will be 72x25x36. I was looking for a sump that will work for this tank? I would like to have space for a reefmat 1200, refugium, skimmer section for a reef octopus regal 250int 10" protein...

Question: Would it be wise to replace the filter sock in the left part of the sump with a refugium? I have a newer (1 month old) 90 gal setup with sump as pictured. Someday (months from now, I know), we'd like to add a Mandarin, which we understand needs lots of Copepods to thrive...

Hi, I am new to this hobby and was wondering if somebody can answer my question. I have a Red Sea reefer 200 g2 w/sump. I just installed a Red Sea filter mat 250. It says to run the pipe to my overflow return pipe which I did. Now with everything installed my question is what do I do with the...

Does anyone know the steps in creating a custom automatic fleece roller? It seems no one took an interest in making an automatic fleece roller for the completely rare rectangular filter sock opening. If anyone can lead me to the right direction or if anyone knows of a company that makes one for...

So I am going to add a reef mat fleece roller and a skimmer to the section on the right and hoping to have a refugium in the left section. I’m wondering if I can get rid of the glass at the back of the sump which seperates the drain section from the section with the filtration as the pipe will...

Hey all. Just got home from picking up my new to me Redsea 300XL This is a big jump and a lot to learn now and hoping to get some help again from you all. I’ve been running a biocube 32 now for 8month and was ready to upgrade so been searching and found a tank that fit the space we had...

I recently came into a used Trigger Platinum 39 sump with the roller mat attachment. The roller mat is missing the power supply and one of the brackets is broken but easily mendable. I will also now be running a Skimz SV227 skimmer in this sump which is rated 2-3X my display size. I am wondering...