So I have come up three different designs out of a standard 55 gallon tank. Will you guys please look them over and tell me:
A. What you think
B. What should be different
C. Which one you would choose
I based the measurements for the skimmer and return chamber on the sump I currently have. I figured if those chambers, especially the skimmer, are the same then the skimmer should run the same in the new sump. The measurements for the filter sock and filter floss designs are a little tricky because I don't know what socks to use or how big the filter floss baskets will be. Lots of choices there but either way the fuge will be bigger than the ten gallon I am using now.
There is one big question I do have. How do you attach the intake pipes to the sump? I was think I could use a piece of Plexiglas to put the bulkheads in and glue or silicone that down to the top. Will that work? I cannot drill this tank, it is tempered glass.
Filter sock design. The top of the baffle between the fuge and skimmer chambers will be a removable screen on all three designs for easy cleaning of the collected algae.
Filter floss design
Bubble trap design. I know a lot people do no filter socks and it works for them but I have always been running socks on this system.
A. What you think
B. What should be different
C. Which one you would choose
I based the measurements for the skimmer and return chamber on the sump I currently have. I figured if those chambers, especially the skimmer, are the same then the skimmer should run the same in the new sump. The measurements for the filter sock and filter floss designs are a little tricky because I don't know what socks to use or how big the filter floss baskets will be. Lots of choices there but either way the fuge will be bigger than the ten gallon I am using now.
There is one big question I do have. How do you attach the intake pipes to the sump? I was think I could use a piece of Plexiglas to put the bulkheads in and glue or silicone that down to the top. Will that work? I cannot drill this tank, it is tempered glass.
Filter sock design. The top of the baffle between the fuge and skimmer chambers will be a removable screen on all three designs for easy cleaning of the collected algae.
Filter floss design
Bubble trap design. I know a lot people do no filter socks and it works for them but I have always been running socks on this system.