DIY Sump Complete

[ryecoon]

Took all day but finally finished calibrating the diy intank overflow. Still more to build and add. Thinkin of adding an octopus Skimmer to the intake chamber.

 

[VanillaGorila]

Thinkin of adding an octopus Skimmer to the intake chamber.

Your water level would probably be too high for a skimmer in that first (far right) section.

 

[ReeferJoe]

Agree with vanilla. Skimmer section assuming far right is too high. Usually they are 8-10 inches high

 

[Fin]

IF you have a lot of room above the sump, you could build a skimmer stand to elevate the skimmer to the proper submerged level (maybe 6-8 inches). Otherwise, not sure where you were wanting to put a skimmer in that design.

 

[MrDJeep123]

Reef Octo hang on should work, no?

 

[ryecoon]

The partition in that section is 8 inches exactly.

 

[ryecoon]

Looks like the skimmer is skimmer pretty aggressive do you aggree?

 

[ryecoon]

 

[Fin]

Ah, the sump is much smaller than I thought. :behindsofa: :)

 

[ryecoon]

10 gallon

 

[tidus10]

it looked massive...i thought those were 4 full sized bamboo trees..

nice looking sump though, good work!

 

[ryecoon]

just some good ol' man groves

 

[EllisJuan]

Clean work. You are definitely going to want an auto top off. With a return section that small you will be adding water very often.

 

[ryecoon]

Clean work. You are definitely going to want an auto top off. With a return section that small you will be adding water very often.

Yes i have an ATO In the return chamber

 

[Mike in CT]

ATO .... Check! :)

 

[hyewiz]

nice sump do you mind posting the baffles setup please

 

[ryecoon]

ATO .... Check! :)

Mike Check one two one two!

 

[ryecoon]

nice sump do you mind posting the baffles setup please

this what you needed? The bubble trap measurements are here.

 

[reepher]

Glad to see a 10 gallon sump set up. This is exactally what m working on now!

 

[ryecoon]

Glad to have inspired. adding the silicone for the bubble trap was probably the most challenging since the partitions were only 1" apart and the middle partition starts from the top of the tank and left open on the bottom.