sump advice

Not sure how tolerable this community is to freshwater, but I am gonna post anyway and find out :). I've lurked for a while now and I do appreciate the expertise here on R2R. After much planning and selling my pool table, I picked up a used 750 gallon (10' x 4' x 2.5') earlier this week...

So I am planning on added a sump to my 55gallon tank and I wanted some opinions before I buy everything. I cannot fit a 20 gallon tank under my display so I am planning on using 2 10 gallons. For the overflow I plan to use eshopps PF 300 GPH hang on the back into the first 10 gallon to a...

Good evening to all I am in the market for a new sump with a fuge. My tank is doing extremely well with a basic ice cap sump but I want to upgrade and get the added benefits of a larger sump and one with a fuge. I am strongly considering a Bashsea but I am open to model suggestions, and or...

I have ran my 36 gallon HOB Filter reef tank successfully for past year, I have slowly over that time watched marketplace and I traded for a 125 gallon reef ready tank w dual overflows that are placed evenly in middle back glass pane each third of the tank . Not corner flows . I am interested in...

Just drilled this today and grabbed a few things of pvc. All the holes are 1 3/8”. The overfill is 1” pvc all the way to sump. The return is 3/4” vinyl tubing, connected to pvc at the tank. Was thinking about using male and female adapters with a gasket for diy bulkhead. Will this work with my...

Anyone know where I can buy a large sump for 310g? Looking for 60-75g sump

Hello reefers I’m looking for suggestions for how I should install my aqua uv 15w in my reefer 350 g1. I don’t think I have room in my sump so I was looking for ideas on how I could achieve running it. Thank you in advance I’ve added pictures of my sump.

Hello again everyone, for my big system I'm planning to upgrade the sump to a 4ft x 4ft x 4ft tub. It would be filled with about 150 gallons of water, have a skimmer in the bottom left, live rock in the top right, and return pumps in the top left corner. Would I need any snails, hermits, or...

Made a bad bond today where kinda everything went wrong leaving a quarter-inch clear acrylic seam in a sump build littered with bubbles. looks awful. Is there anything that can be done at this point?

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Hello! So I have had my tank up and running for a year and a half now and im finally deciding I want to dip my toes in the water of upgrading the equipment for my sump. For context I bought this tank used and the guy didnt give a ton of information on anything besides how to filter and such. I...

I picked up a used Waterbox Reef 70.2 that had the filter compartment removed (baffle taken out) in order to accommodate a filter floss roller. I don't want to jump on the roller bandwagon because (to me) it's a hassle to replace the rolls compared to the plastic filter cups that I regularly...

Hello, Everyone! I was wondering if I need a sump for my new 44 gallon reef tank? I have a fluval 307 currently that connects into the tank (under it). I will also be installing a coral life skimmer. I have no fish yet and adding live rock this weekend. I would really appreciate the help.

Hey all, I have a 90g that I recently upgraded to a larger/more functional sump, and I am wondering if anyone has any experience with replacing/eliminating the filter sock with another type of mechanical filtration? Here is the situation: I want to retain some surface area, I might opt for a...

I’m rebuilding my system and one thing I didn’t love about my previous build was the constant layer of detritus in my sump. This time around I’d like to invest in some water pumps to keep the detritus from settling and ideally finding its way into uthe Reef Mat. Should I be going with a set of...

I recently ordered a custom glass 72”x24”x14” frag tank (105 gallons) and am considering a Trigger sump. I plan to go bare bottom and so will need to put bio filtration (rock, bio bricks/balls) in the sump. I’m also doing bean animal plumbing (external overflow). Not interested in a fleece...

New Member Here!!! Let me start with saying how awesome you folks all are. I’ve been reading this forum for months and everyone here is so helpful. I need some help: I just bought my dream tank: Red Sea Reefer 425XL I don’t think I set up my sump correctly and need some suggestions. No...

I just got a 7 stage dosing pump just to be overkill now I’m stuck thinking what I should put in it anyone have any suggestions on what I should put through it?

IM BACK! Late 2020 I sold my home and tank in NY and moved at VA in search for a better life. I don't have many hobbies so Ive been counting the days until I could get another tank. Through my reefing career I've had a 150, 50, and 29 Gallon reef tank each one was better than the last but had...

Hey all! New to reefing and got our first tank. It’s a planet aquarium 36x21x20 and came with a sump. I’m a little lost on how to set up this sump as the layout is different than what I’ve seen. Can anyone offer some input on how they’d do it? i attached a picture. There’s also a divider...

Okay so I have this tank I’m about to set up and upgrade to but only thing left for me to do is the sump. I have my complete tank setup everything is ready except the sump. sump design is incredibly difficult for me to understand anyways, it doesn’t help that there are no baffles that came...

I’ve just bought a Red Sea Reefer XL525 (108gal). I’ve got a sump with a reefmat 500 (not set up yet, waiting until I’m ready to stock tank) Red Sea Skimmer 300, some filter media and a heater and an octopus Varios 6 return pump. All pipe work was supplied with the tank. I’m struggling with the...

hello all. I'm planning to convert my 6ft 140gallon freshwater discus tank to a FOWLR. I will make a 5FT sump under it. please give me advise and suggestions on sump designs. I want to make a refugium attached. thanks

Hi Everyone! I could use some clarification on Sumps. There’s a lot of info online, and I’ve already been steered towards resources like the BRS weeks of reefing, but I have not yet found any resources to definitively answer the gaps in my knowledge, only supporting info on related topics. I’m...