Adding an extra return pump chamber to a sump

[mik3c]

I have a nice Bashsea sump but I don't think the return pump chamber is really big enough to do some of the things I want to do, I'm thinking about drilling a hole in the return pump section and fitting it with a 2" bulkhead and running a pipe to a 10 gal. tank I could use just for pumps, it would also give me a bit more room for overflow. If it doesn't work out I could always screw a bulkhead into it. Is there any reason this wouldn't work out?

 

[Ron Reefman]

It can work, I've seen it done a few times back when sumps were small and refugiums were just getting popular. Just be sure to test your ability to handle a power failure causing water to drain into the new tank!

Good luck. You should take pics and do a thread showing the net set up!

 

[mik3c]

It can work, I've seen it done a few times back when sumps were small and refugiums were just getting popular. Just be sure to test your ability to handle a power failure causing water to drain into the new tank!

Good luck. You should take pics and do a thread showing the net set up!

Thanks for the reply. I'll post some pics at such time as.... also gearing up to start my build thread.