sump advice

Hey all. My sump is way too small on my Red Sea 300 G2 I have a reefmat 500 in there. I don’t need the room inside the stand for anything else other then the sump since I have all my controllers and wiring etc in a controller board, so I’m ok with going with a sump that takes the whole space...

Sump construction Looking for a little advice since I have been a little out of touch with the hobby for a few years Last time I set up a sump for a tank it was more of the wet/dry type that my understanding is out of style now for being a “nitrate factory” which I can attest to. I did have a...

PLEASE READ THE WHOLE POST Recently bought a 125g setup for $500, came with lights, 50g wet/dry sump, lids, stand, 100+ lbs of rock + sand and of course, the tank. I plan on making this my new main setup/display tank. I am looking for recommendations if I could put any more fish in or how I...

So im currently looking into buying a 75 gallon tank from petco with the upcoming 50% off discount to eventually turn into my DT (Granted i plan to probably wait a few months as my 25g has only been cycled for roughly 2 months and i feel that might mess up all my current work so ill probably...

Soooo.... I have a 20L Fusion NUVO and it's just way too crowded for my liking. I am actually planning on moving in the next year from Oregon to California so i do have to take this into consideration since my wife won't be thrilled having to move an enormous tank. So i think my plan is to have...

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...