diy sump

[sergifed91]

I was looking to buy a eshopps sump from LFS, but also looking at building my own. thinking about a 55 gallon tank and buying the baffles. I have a questions. first what is a good place to buy baffles? is it more difficult to measure the amount of water in the sump if doing a DIY? what is a good way to keep it from over flowing if the power goes out?

I'm still torn between a marinland 90 or a 75 g tank. then would a 55 gallone sump be over kill on that. I do plan on having a red sea skimmer the 600 is what im looking at. I like the huge cup and the way to empty the cup. a lot easier than most other skimmers from what I found.

 

[Goodair]

I got a 29gal sump for a 90gal display. Flooding shouldn't be a concern unless your return nozzles are very low below the waterline. There are baffle kits online but don't have experience with them, I just got some glass cut from a hardware store.

 

[Jamo7]

Just get glass cut. It’s not that expensive and will hold better than any of the pre fab stuff you can buy. Plus you only have to buy it once.