New to sumps - how to setup

[Lars Olsson]

Good day, I am working on setting up a new tank. I have purchased a Seapora 65G reef ready tank with the stand. Today I bought an eFlux 1050DC pump, Reef Octopus 150INT, and the Seapora 100 Refugium Sump. I have a giant (long) heater that won't lay flat in any compartment and will need to be exchanged. Can I put the heater in the centre?

My question is, how do I setup the sump? The skimmer barely fit in the end with the sock (image), and the pump obviously goes on the other end. I am contemplating changing the skimmer for the 110INT as I think it will fit better.

As you can tell, I need a bit of help with this and any advice would be appreciated.

 

[Blue Ring Octopus]

The skimmer goes in the middle chamber.

 

[Jason mack]

And you can always put Your heater in Your overflow in your tank, and +1 for skimmer in middle compartment

 

[Lars Olsson]

Thank you guys. As it's sold as a refugium tank, I assumed that the centre section would be left open for that. There is a small centre baffle (about 1") high in the middle which won't allow the skimmer to sit flat on the bottom. Is it wrong to put the skimmer on the in-flow side, beside the sock, so that the centre can be used as I intended? I looked at the Trigger Crystal 30 and it has a similar chamber setup. This one was $200 less for what appears to be very similar.

Thanks again for any advice.

 

[Jason mack]

No it won't be a problem .!