20 gallon custom sump let me see yours! Or input.

[Gordon15]

Thank you everyone again, I’m in the works of piecing together parts to make a custom 20 gallon long sump. My plan is to make four chambers. Filter socks, protein skimmer, refugee, return pump. The protein skimmer is going to be a future thing because I have a great working one that is a hang on and not looking to spend the extra money yet. I wanna get rid of my mechanical filter and run a sump because it looks so much easier to maintain due to the wall behind my tank. I have a hang on refugee that is just a pain to get to and not enough space in my opinion. Looking to see what everybody has came up with I want to run carbon, filter socks, occasional GFO due to high phosphates right now. Not sure on the height of the baffles I want to go with I want enough room in there in case of flooding. I will be using a hang on the back overflow. I am not going to drill my tank.

Thank you really trying to see what people have came up with I’ve seen a couple but would like some pictures of well established sumps. Also the height of the baffles would be nice to get an idea.

This is for a 75 gallon mix reef tank.

 

[Fish Fan]

So you have some options here, including making your own baffles from glass or acrylic. Having done that before, I now like the sump baffle kits you can get. After a lot of research, and having owned a FijiCube sump baffle kit, I think this is "the best value" for a DIY sump baffle kit for a 20L tank. I built this exact sump (I'll look for a pic), but shortly after my wife gave me permission to go even bigger, so I sold that sump I had just built. But this kit is solid, in my opinion. I'm fully planning on getting their 40B or 60 gallon kit for my upcoming 150 gallon build:

REFUGIUM KIT - 20 Gallon Long 5 Chamber ezBuild Ultimate Adjustable Sump Kit | eBay

This is our ezBuild Dual Filter Sock Holder 5 Chamber Sump/Refugium Ultimate baffle kit for 20 gallon Long Aqueon® glass tanks with adjustable water depth. Our exclusive ezBuild sump kits are the fastest and easiest way to convert a glass aquarium to a fully functional sump.

www.ebay.com

That eBay seller offers the sump kit in a couple other "flavors" so look at their eBay store for more options.

Good luck!

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Thank you everyone again, I’m in the works of piecing together parts to make a custom 20 gallon long sump. My plan is to make four chambers. Filter socks, protein skimmer, refugee, return pump. The protein skimmer is going to be a future thing because I have a great working one that is a hang on and not looking to spend the extra money yet. I wanna get rid of my mechanical filter and run a sump because it looks so much easier to maintain due to the wall behind my tank. I have a hang on refugee that is just a pain to get to and not enough space in my opinion. Looking to see what everybody has came up with I want to run carbon, filter socks, occasional GFO due to high phosphates right now. Not sure on the height of the baffles I want to go with I want enough room in there in case of flooding. I will be using a hang on the back overflow. I am not going to drill my tank.

Thank you really trying to see what people have came up with I’ve seen a couple but would like some pictures of well established sumps. Also the height of the baffles would be nice to get an idea.

This is for a 75 gallon mix reef tank.

Do you already have the 20 gallon ?

 

[Gordon15]

So you have some options here, including making your own baffles from glass or acrylic. Having done that before, I now like the sump baffle kits you can get. After a lot of research, and having owned a FijiCube sump baffle kit, I think this is "the best value" for a DIY sump baffle kit for a 20L tank. I built this exact sump (I'll look for a pic), but shortly after my wife gave me permission to go even bigger, so I sold that sump I had just built. But this kit is solid, in my opinion. I'm fully planning on getting their 40B or 60 gallon kit for my upcoming 150 gallon build:

REFUGIUM KIT - 20 Gallon Long 5 Chamber ezBuild Ultimate Adjustable Sump Kit | eBay

This is our ezBuild Dual Filter Sock Holder 5 Chamber Sump/Refugium Ultimate baffle kit for 20 gallon Long Aqueon® glass tanks with adjustable water depth. Our exclusive ezBuild sump kits are the fastest and easiest way to convert a glass aquarium to a fully functional sump.

www.ebay.com

That eBay seller offers the sump kit in a couple other "flavors" so look at their eBay store for more options.

Good luck!

I will look into that one. Thank you.

 

[Gordon15]

So you have some options here, including making your own baffles from glass or acrylic. Having done that before, I now like the sump baffle kits you can get. After a lot of research, and having owned a FijiCube sump baffle kit, I think this is "the best value" for a DIY sump baffle kit for a 20L tank. I built this exact sump (I'll look for a pic), but shortly after my wife gave me permission to go even bigger, so I sold that sump I had just built. But this kit is solid, in my opinion. I'm fully planning on getting their 40B or 60 gallon kit for my upcoming 150 gallon build:

REFUGIUM KIT - 20 Gallon Long 5 Chamber ezBuild Ultimate Adjustable Sump Kit | eBay

This is our ezBuild Dual Filter Sock Holder 5 Chamber Sump/Refugium Ultimate baffle kit for 20 gallon Long Aqueon® glass tanks with adjustable water depth. Our exclusive ezBuild sump kits are the fastest and easiest way to convert a glass aquarium to a fully functional sump.

www.ebay.com

That eBay seller offers the sump kit in a couple other "flavors" so look at their eBay store for more options.

Good luck!

Do you already have the 20 gallon ?

No I do not yet.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

No I do not yet.

No I do not yet.

Are you tight on space? Can you run the sump out side the stand?

 

[RockRash]

So I'm building my 75 gallon right now. I went with a 40 gallon breeder and modular marine sump kit ( best customer service I ran across btw) I'll post some pictures. If I were you and had the room I'd go as big as possible. I have a fleece roller and skimmer in my first chamber and its tight. I wanted to have a decent amount of room for a fuge. I just got my overflow plumbing done it's not established but here's some pictures.

I'll go and get a full sump picture in a minute.

 

[Fish Fan]

So I'm building my 75 gallon right now. I went with a 40 gallon breeder and modular marine sump kit ( best customer service I ran across btw)

I will say, I've been in touch with Modular Marine for an overflow I want, and yes, top notch so far. I would not hesitate to recommend their sump baffle kits either.

 

[RockRash]

Here's a full sump picture.

 

[RockRash]

I will say, I've been in touch with Modular Marine for an overflow I want, and yes, top notch so far. I would not hesitate to recommend their sump baffle kits either.

I actually felt bad for what I put them through lol. I had ordered what I thought I wanted then changed my mind twice. After plenty of emails and several adjusted PayPal invoices I finally received what I should have ordered in the first place. They were always very nice when dealing with my undecided self.

 

[Gordon15]

no I cannot fit anything on the side it has to be underneath the tank. I do not have enough room for a 40 gallon. I was looking at the eahopps 1000 as an overflow. I do like the baffle kits. I am pretty good at making my own custom stuff. Thinking about going more custom and doing it myself to save a little bit. The 40 gallon breeder looks great under there unfortunately I do not have enough room due to the stand I already built.

 

[Gordon15]

no I cannot fit anything on the side it has to be underneath the tank. I do not have enough room for a 40 gallon. I was looking at the eahopps 1000 as an overflow. I do like the baffle kits. I am pretty good at making my own custom stuff. Thinking about going more custom and doing it myself to save a little bit. The 40 gallon breeder looks great under there unfortunately I do not have enough room due to the stand I already built.

Dual over flow to two filter socks underneath. No roller mat. I don’t mind changing them out easier than my HOB filter changing it. I might just run three chambers. Stick with my HOB protein skimmer I already have on it. SECTION FOR FILTER SOCK, REFUGE, AND THE RETURN SECTION. JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE EASIER MAINTENANCE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE WATER VOLUME TO WORK WITH. not sure why everything is caps lock.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Dual over flow to two filter socks underneath. No roller mat. I don’t mind changing them out easier than my HOB filter changing it. I might just run three chambers. Stick with my HOB protein skimmer I already have on it. SECTION FOR FILTER SOCK, REFUGE, AND THE RETURN SECTION. JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE EASIER MAINTENANCE AND A LITTLE BIT MORE WATER VOLUME TO WORK WITH. not sure why everything is caps lock.

Go to trigger sumps web site and click on blemished. You can find great deals

 

[Fish Fan]

no I cannot fit anything on the side it has to be underneath the tank. I do not have enough room for a 40 gallon. I was looking at the eahopps 1000 as an overflow. I do like the baffle kits. I am pretty good at making my own custom stuff. Thinking about going more custom and doing it myself to save a little bit. The 40 gallon breeder looks great under there unfortunately I do not have enough room due to the stand I already built.

OK, a 20L sump can support a very large tank; no worries there.

not sure why everything is caps lock.

Welcome to the conversation! I might mybe have an idea why your caps lock is on

 

[Fish Fan]

Go to trigger sumps web site and click on blemished. You can find great deals

Here's a link I saw tonight, though I'm not saying that this is a great option; you'd have to repair it:

Michigan - Dry Goods - Fiji 20 advanced sump new but damaged

Have a sump that could be fixed but not by me. Can ship out have original shipping box from Fiji comes with floss holder and sock holders

www.reef2reef.com

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Here's a link I saw tonight, though I'm not saying that this is a great option; you'd have to repair it:

Michigan - Dry Goods - Fiji 20 advanced sump new but damaged

Have a sump that could be fixed but not by me. Can ship out have original shipping box from Fiji comes with floss holder and sock holders

www.reef2reef.com

Looks scary

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Trigger Systems – Trigger Systems

 

[Fish Fan]

Looks scary

I know, I just saw it, but I'm also getting the vibe that the OP wants to be on-budget, which I fully understand.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

The one I just posted is 185.00

 

[~MD~Reefs~]

Here's a full sump picture.

Is that a 20L with a Reef Mat 250?