40 Breeder sump.. It's a masterpiece.

[Josh Bayne]

Not fully finished but it's awesome, no plumbing in my way of changing socks. Good area for equipment and fuge. Decent return sizie. Still need to paint the back and trim my silicon but what do you think...

 

[Pete polyp]

Your baffles are backwards. It's not going to tap the bubbles because the last baffle has the water flowing over the top.

 

[Josh Bayne]

Correct watter flows over the top. Of that last baffle. Look up sumps and baffles.. That's how they all are. There is a few thst don't use the 3rd baffle but most 90% use the third baffle There is a gap under the secound baffle.

 

[NanaReefer]

Over-under-over. Exactly how mine is too. Traps bubbles just fine [emoji2]

 

[Josh Bayne]

I knew I wasn't crazy. What do u think of the filter sock area, I am so tired of working around plumbing.

 

[Pfisherman]

I like it. I like it alot.

 

[Fin]

That is the same way I did mine - both sock holders and baffles. It will work fine.

 

[Josh Bayne]

I kinda got carrierd away with silicone will clean it up. But man it looks good any other ideas u guys would implement into it before it's complete finished?

 

[Josh Bayne]

Your sump was actually a example I looked at ahead of building mine, I took notes on things I liked, but I didn't need all the extra stuff(yet), I just don't understand how your Dann silicone is so fing nice lol. But I will be doing a bean animal overflow so traditional socks weren't my first choice. I wanted black Glass, but quotes kinda sent me back to black acrylic, I wanted smoked but he didn't have it and all that cut for $40 can't beat it.

 

[Martyd]

Well done!

 

[Fin]

Painter's tape. :-)

 

[Josh Bayne]

I do that during reseals, but not usually sumps, I probably should have. But gorilla silicone is like gorilla welding I guess lol. I'll clean up some or the heavy stuff tomarrow. Just went in there and pushed on some baffles, solid as a rock (Probably the 10 tons of silicone) I guess I'll watter test this weekend.

 

[drstratton]

Looks really nice! I love the sock area, wish I had seen something like that when I did mine 5 yrs ago. Oh well, mine really isn't hard to get at.

 

[Steve Maxwell]

Very nice!

 

[Pfisherman]

how do you silicone so neatly between the baffles?

 

[Josh Bayne]

I silicone the center one first then just push enough silicone to to the other side.

 

[Josh Bayne]

Just painted the back. No more Krylon fusion?? Got valspar plastic paint. Worked good.

 

[lwaterman]

Great job!!

 

[klesel]

Very nice

 

[BirmJam]

I kinda got carrierd away with silicone will clean it up. But man it looks good any other ideas u guys would implement into it before it's complete finished?

How bout holders for heaters?

Excellent work!