Making a Sump. HELP!

[lainamarie]

I’m building my sump for my 54 gallon corner unit, I’ve gotten the overflow, I’m building a 10-gallon sump. I have the return pump that’s slightly stronger than I need, and I have a media reactor that I wanna figure out how to incorporate.

I’m so lost on how to plumb this.

 

[*GAREEF*]

I’m building my sump for my 54 gallon corner unit, I’ve gotten the overflow, I’m building a 10-gallon sump. I have the return pump that’s slightly stronger than I need, and I have a media reactor that I wanna figure out how to incorporate.

I’m so lost on how to plumb this.

Oh looks like you got yourself into a little project here. I’ll do my best to help you. Where would you like to start?

 

[lainamarie]

Oh looks like you got yourself into a little project here. I’ll do my best to help you. Where would you like to start?

Just generally trying to understand how to connect the overflow, with the sump and add the media reactor off to the side and have it all sent back nicely with my return pump I’m a noob. THE SUMP DOESNT FIT UNDER MY STAND EITHER BAHAHAHA.

I’ll have to notch it with a multitool or something god dangit.

But how would you suggest adding the phosreactor to the side of the sump? Additional small pump? Ooooorrrr. I have plenty of chonky tubing to connect to the overflow.

It goes Display Tank - Overflow - Sump/Reactor - Return to Display ideally, right?

 

[lainamarie]

Oh looks like you got yourself into a little project here. I’ll do my best to help you. Where would you like to start?

Friggen overflow didn’t come with any tubing or connectors. I’ll have to go to home depot and get a male hose connection that’ll screw into its bottom or whatever, I assume

 

[dedragon]

just looking quick the overflow doesnt appear to be made for tubing so you will either need to use hardline pvc or use a hard pvc to soft tubing adapter like these from home depot (check sizing and threaded vs slip first)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Apollo-...hoppingads&locale=en-US&gStoreCode=1274&gQT=2

 

[dedragon]

do you have a picture diagram of your sump? just looks a bit odd to me with the very large sections. Did you account for the extra water drained into the sump if the return pump shuts off? If you dont you will very quickly run into a flood on your floor

 

[lainamarie]

just looking quick the overflow doesnt appear to be made for tubing so you will either need to use hardline pvc or use a hard pvc to soft tubing adapter like these from home depot (check sizing and threaded vs slip first)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Apollo-...hoppingads&locale=en-US&gStoreCode=1274&gQT=2

yeah i realized i needed these

 

[lainamarie]

do you have a picture diagram of your sump? just looks a bit odd to me with the very large sections. Did you account for the extra water drained into the sump if the return pump shuts off? If you dont you will very quickly run into a flood on your floor

also i followed a simple 10g sump diagram bahaha i swear to god if its wrong

also wow its dusty under there with the flash

 

[Saltfishlover]

For what it's worth, I had a smaller sump like that and just bought a tiny pump, hung my reactor inside the sump..I ran thr pump in the downtown from tank chamber and the exit from reactor into the return chamber. Much easier than trying to plumb a manifold down there in that corner space.

 

[lainamarie]

For what it's worth, I had a smaller sump like that and just bought a tiny pump, hung my reactor inside the sump..I ran thr pump in the downtown from tank chamber and the exit from reactor into the return chamber. Much easier than trying to plumb a manifold down there in that corner space.

that’s probably why there’s a drilled hole in my reactor. i haven’t used it yet but i can assume it’s for the small pump’s cord lol. i do have a tiny pump kicking around somewhere that definitely sounds easier.

except i cut my plexi lid already

 

[Saltfishlover]

No looking at the reactor you have, there should be hoses that connect to the the top. One is in and one is out. The pump would go on the "in" side tube to your reactor. The pump then just sits in the sump. I use a two little fishes reactor and it has a flow valve to adjust water speed. You want just enough flow over the media, but not too much.

 

[lainamarie]

No looking at the reactor you have, there should be hoses that connect to the the top. One is in and one is out. The pump would go on the "in" side tube to your reactor. The pump then just sits in the sump. I use a two little fishes reactor and it has a flow valve to adjust water speed. You want just enough flow over the media, but not too much.

i have the little fishes one too, can you like show me a picture? i’m terrible with this.

i haven’t used it yet clearly but why the hole!?

 

[Saltfishlover]

That hole in yours is some kind of modification. I'm not sure of its purpose. Are planning to run GFO,carbon, or a different media?

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

i have the little fishes one too, can you like show me a picture? i’m terrible with this.

i haven’t used it yet clearly but why the hole!?

That is not right... clearly ones custom application. you can fill those holes with a dab of silicone but I would use it inside my sump to be sure. I use a small Sicci pump you can get at petco for 20 bucks.

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

also i followed a simple 10g sump diagram bahaha i swear to god if its wrong

also wow its dusty under there with the flash

Looking at your sump, The water level looks like it will be too high for both a skimmer and whatever drains down if/when you shut your pumps off. Seems to me about 2 gallons of free space... :grimacing-face:

 

[Saltfishlover]

That is not right... clearly ones custom application. you can fill those holes with a dab of silicone but I would use it inside my sump to be sure. I use a small Sicci pump you can get at petco for 20 bucks.

Yeah, i guessing some ran it in reverse maybe and that was the water exit? Definitely plug the hole

 

[TangerineSpeedo]

With your reactor, you can also just write Julian and ask if he can sell you just the lower body.

 

[lainamarie]

With your reactor, you can also just write Julian and ask if he can sell you just the lower body.

who?

 

[lainamarie]

Looking at your sump, The water level looks like it will be too high for both a skimmer and whatever drains down if/when you shut your pumps off. Seems to me about 2 gallons of free space... :grimacing-face:

uhg. really only 2g? i can set the overflow up higher on the waterline too, doesn’t the overflow stay filled to keep the “vacuum” when the power potentially shuts off?

i’ve already had my 100g canister filter flood my living room so i’m trying this route, clearly i’m not the most educated.

doing my darndest tho, kinda proud of my silicone work and sump

 

[lainamarie]

Yeah, i guessing some ran it in reverse maybe and that was the water exit? Definitely plug the hole

roger that lieutenant i am grabbing silicone right now baha