sump

Looking to buy a tank setup with at least tank stand sump and plumbing, looking for 65+ gallons and not trying to completely break the bank for something used. Thanks

I recently purchased a Reef Octopus RO-PS-2000INT off a local reefer because skimmers are ridiculously expensive and this is my first internal skimmer. I read something about recommended height for the input and output and I’m not exactly sure what that exactly means. Should I be measuring from...

Hello everyone I am stuck with a tough decision. I want to purchase a new reef system with at least 70 gallons of display area with a sump, easy plumbing, etc. I have narrowed it down to a few systems I really think would suit my needs but one of them doesn't have much info about people's...

Okay we have put the tank on the stand, Very Heavy, had a buddy help. Plumbing is dry fit currently. Would like feedback if everything looks good or if I need to change anything (means ordering more parts, so hope not) It's my first time running a sump so.... My main drain has the gate valve...

Hello there, a friend of mine gave me his 90 reef tank, but forgot about taking photos of the plumbing. So I have parts but don't know how to fit them in place. Here's the parts... And here's a photo of the sump without the phosban reactor usually hanging right of the sump... Is the Durso or...

I have a trigger systems sapphire 39 brand new in box for sale. If you want I can open the box and take pics but right now it's in the original shipping box so I just posted some online pics. Asking $400 pick up in Ohio If you want to pay for shipping I'd be willing to ship.

Selling my 200 double deep starfire tank. Comes with stand and trigger system sump. Tank dimensions are 4 foot long, 3 feet deep 2.5 feet high. Pm for more details.

Hi - My 1st post here ;Woot I've been keeping tropical fish on and off for over 20 years, finally taken the big leap and purchased a used RS E-260 ;Happy The tank has the bottom sump add-on in the cabinet, and I'm wondering about the rear sump collecting detritus from static movement, and also...

Large sump. 36x18x16. Comes with tubing and bulkheads. $150 obo Also have a cpr overflow with Aqualifter pump. $100 obo Everything works great no leaks just downsizing tank. You must pickup in Central Massachusetts area, no delivery. Any questions at all feel free to ask!

Hello everyone! I'm sorta new to the hobby, or specifically, I'm new to the part of the hobby in having a sump. I've had tanks with hang on the back equipment for years, but decided to upgrade to a 150 gallon tank with a sump. I've set up and plumbed my tank, and finally got it all aquascaped...

Hey all, need a bit of advice, I’m going to get a 120L/30Gallon tank for two clownfish and a nem/some corals eventually, and was wondering whether it’d be best to get an AIO system, or a sump? This will be my first ever marine tank, although I do have some experience from keeping bettas and...

Hey all, need a bit of advice, I’m going to get a 120L tank for two clownfish and a nem/some corals eventually, and was wondering whether it’d be best to get an AIO system, or a sump? This will be my first ever marine tank, although I do have some experience from keeping bettas and various...

So I am wanting to make a DIY aquarium sump as I am limited by space, now to do this I am going to run a normal canister filter as a pre-filter and send the return to a sump, and then have a second (separate from the canister filter) return pump to the display tank itself. However as you...

I am trying to make a new set up in a Red Sea 170 sump so I can fit a filter roller mat, and I would need to remove the existing baffles put in by Red Sea. In the 1st and 2nd image I am showing the baffles that I want to remove. it is the filter sock holder tray, and all of the little pieces of...

Hey guys, I've got a 60 gallon cube and sump that I'll be setting up here shortly. I'd love to see what everyone's done for their cube's. Please post a pic of your set-up. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I have been reading some negative reviews on the current trickle down carbon pad and bio ball system that I am running. I know this isn't an ideal sump setup, but it's the only one I can fit underneath my corner tank. I'm just looking to get the absolute most out of this space. So I was...

Hello, I have been reading some negative reviews on the current trickle down carbon pad and bio ball system that I am running. I know this isn't an ideal sump setup, but it's the only one I can fit underneath my corner tank. I'm just looking to get the absolute most out of this space. So I was...

Looking to buy a saltwater tank. Not finding much information on them. I love the dimensions of the 48 Gallon Shallow Ext. (30" x 24" x 15.75") I had a small biocube 14 AIO a few years back but, this would be my first Sump. The fiji cube's don't come with completed plumbing. What is the...

While getting my Biocube 32 together and ready I had a couple questions on current and future upgrades of equipment. 1. lighting: I was looking at Steve’s LED upgrade. Is this something I could add in later? I’d like to start cycling the aquarium soon and not sure if I want to wait till I can...

So I just set up my sump, I have 1 h2overflow with stealth box as my intake i plumbed it with a gate valve to adjust it, I bought a dc pump rated for 1200 gph, but no matter how many adjustments I make to either the water level in my aquarium or sump raises and doesn’t level out, I cannot find...

Hey guys. My wife recently got me a custom CDA 225 gallon tank and I am selling my my recent setup which is a 100 gallon rimless IM EXT tank. It’s about 15 months old and in excellent condition. I just switch it over to my new 225 and it is ready to go. The tank has a custom build stand and a...

So, I’ve been at this lifestyle for over 10 years and until the past year I’ve always had HOB equipment. Now I have a 90G display picture framed in the wall with a 75G sump/fuge. Wondering what other lifers fuge looks like. My Cheato grows like weeds and the Copepods are taking over the Cheato...

Hello All! I am posting this thread to provoke discussion about the Innovative Marine NUVO Fusion 20 (and other desktop models) filtration, setup, hacks and upgrades. I will begin the discussion by presenting my filtration setup and hopefully you guys can give me pointers and discuss your own...

Hey everyone! I am putting together a new sump build it has 3 big chambers, I wil use the first for filter socks and mechanical media, middle for a refugium and the last for my return and protein skimmer. I was just wondering what people's favorite mechanical filtration for their sump is. I got...

Hi All, Still fiddling with what I want my filtration system to be like on my first reef tank (20g High). Right now I am running an Aquaclear 70 HOB that I modded into a refugium but I'm not wild about it. Cheato inevitably gets into the DT, I'm not really doing anything for protein skimming...