sump

I am building a clownfish wall for breeding and want a large sump and I have 72 inches long. How big should I go? I was thinking 75 gallon atleast?! Is that too big? 50 gallon?! should I buy a fancy one or should I get a cheap tank that fits my measurements and build my own? Or should I just...

Hey all! I’ve noticed these small white dots floating in the top middle chamber of my Waterbox 20 sump. They seem to swim when I turn all flow off, and there is a ton of them, and also seemingly react when I shine light on them at night. They’re tiny, smaller than the tip of a pen, can see...

I have blocks similar to this one which are about 4in which Is exactly what I need will these be ok to use in the sump?

Hello, I've just joined for some advice. I'm helping my parents with designing a new marine setup. They've had a tank 30+ years and just broken it down to replace the tank (seams getting very dodgy). They were just running it on an external eheim filter but are keen to swap to a sump. We will be...

Hi everyone, I'm currently using an old oceanic 20g sump that only has two compartments. One for the return pump and the other for everything else (this includes my skimmer, heater, some live rock, and carbon). I was thinking of trying to set up a refugium to grow some macroalgae with a...

Hi Guys, My name is Berg and I have a serious problem. Back in November I started my first reef tank, a Fluval Flex 15, and rushed it. I have been keeping freshwater tanks for as long as I can remember and have kept some incredibly difficult and complicated fish and invertebrates so I thought...

I have a 90 gallon Pro Star AIO that we filled up for the first time earlier this week. We cannot get the water level in the filter sock chamber to stay at a consistent level. We've tried dialing up/down the water flow as well as manipulating the level of the return pump and the water is still...

Hey! So I got into saltwater a little over a month ago and I got the fluval evo. I love the size and look of the tank and it’s the perfect size for me as it fits on my nightstand. As I did more and more research I learned it’s much easier to have a higher water volume so I considered adding a...

Just added water to our new tank 2 days ago and the noise is incredibly loud. The tank is a Pro Star 90 gallon all-in-one set-up. I’m not sure if we set the sump up correctly or not.. as you can see in the video there is a sticker that says maximum water height and the water is well above it...

Hey guys, I’m getting ready to plumb my 310 gallon tank and IceCap 48XL sump, was wondering if anyone has this sump and has considered modifying it for more water volume and if it’s possible and if so how difficult it is or how easy it might be to accidentally screw the whole thing up. The...

I have an 8 foot long 310 gallon aquarium with an IceCap 48XL sump. I bought two eheim jager heaters for it (300w & 250w). I’m placing the 250w either in the skimmer or the refugium section of the sump and was thinking to put the 300w inside the overflow box to keep a clean look inside of the...

I have a bashsea smart series sump. I’ve been debating whether I want to do Refugium or skimmer first. What is everyone’s opinion and why? If I do the Refugium first do I still use filter socks?

I noticed these small snails all over my sump, filter socks, etc. I haven’t seen any in the display as of yet. I do have 2 turbo snails in my sump so I’m not sure if it’s possible they laid some eggs that hatched ? I doubt it as they seem to be really flat. I attached some pictures of one of the...

Hi all, I recently replaced the chaeto refugium in my sump with an algae scrubber. This also means I removed my grow light from the sump as well. I have dosed copepods a couple of times but have become more interesting in trying to keep a better population in my system. Without having that...

Like the title says, how to incorporate a refugium into an Eshopps RS-75 sump with a HOB aquamaxx protein skimmer? I was thinking of putting the hob protein skimmer in the entrance of the middle chamber, and then either placing walls of sponge filters I have extra from my unused canister filter...

I am looking for a decently cheap sump near toledo Ohio. No more them 150 to 200 in price mine has cracked so I put a canister on for now . I do not care for it but keeps tank running.

Hello reefers! I’ve been reefing for about a year now and we got a great deal on a 75 gal+sump at the LRS that was on consignment. HOWEVER I am completely stumped as to how they had this sump set up. any pointers would be great.

Hi everyone, I’m planning a bean animal backpack overflow on my new build, and also want to include an automatic fleece roller (the only style available here is pictured). Any suggestions on how to plumb the two return lines from the bean animal into the fleece roller? I’m sure someone must...

Given the layout of my sump, is there a way that I can plumb a UV as a closed loop by putting the pump in one compartment and the output in a different, downstream compartment, that WON’T be a flood risk?

Planning a 75 gallon DIY sump. Wanting the first chamber to hold the skimmer and media, second to be a large refugium, and third to be a return with variable water height. I would like the refugium water level to be as high up as possible while chamber one is about 7-8in. Any ideas on how to set...

Currently running the filtration that came with my aquarium but looking to upgrade before adding too much bioload. My research has told me the filter does well with a light to medium bioload but not much more. Unfortunately when setting up my tank there was so much information that a sump...

good evening, (sorry, thinking in metric, but will try to do feet/inches) this will be for a freshwater setup (sorry, marine is probably too challenging at this stage, i need to gain some experience first) i've been considering making my own sump using a used 3x2x2 glass tank (90x60x60cm)...

So I have my Planet Aquariums Mega Matrix 310 with internal center overflow. It did not come with any of the overflow plumbing which has (2) 1-1/2” drains and (2) 3/4” returns. The tank is 25” tall. Are they supposed to come with the internal overflow plumbing or was that an add-on for an extra...

***11-24-23 updates on page 6*** Well after 7 years of having a 29 gallon and 75 gallon and being in my new home for the last 5 years, I’ve decided to put the finishing touch on my man cave and add a 310 gallon Planet Aquarium reef ready tank in it. I started this project back in mid-late...

I set up my waterbox reef 130.4 two month ago. I was using a breeder box as refugium and it was working until the chaeto grow from a tennis ball to a football, so today I just bought egg crate to create a baffle to keep all chaeto and skimmer apart and some PVC pipe glued on another piece of egg...