Post pics of your 10 or 20g sump! I need inspiration...

[madweazl]

Take those doohickeys out of there; they serve no purpose. You'll probably want some type of foam block in the bubble trap to quiet things down (the above doohickeys would work I suppose) but looks fine otherwise, nice work .

 

[WhiskeyCoffee]

Take those doohickeys out of there; they serve no purpose.

Not even mechanical filtration?

 

[madweazl]

Not even mechanical filtration?

Completely unnecessary, I promise. And those would be biological filtration (suppose they would trap some stuff too).

 

[skybears]

How many chambers does yours have?

I have a 75g sump/refg, I'm still not sure how big of space in should use for it. My equipment really didn't take as much room as I thought it would. I feel I have a lot of dead space.

 

[WhiskeyCoffee]

I made a video about my sump in case anyone wants to hear my thoughts on it or see it in action...

 

[madweazl]

I think you'll be much happier with that.

 

[Steadyreef42]

20 gallon long with acrylic baffles custom made from melevsreef.com who luckily operates in the same part of town as me

 

[WhiskeyCoffee]

Thanks for sharing @Egalindo2240 ! Do you keep copepods?

 

[Steadyreef42]

Thanks for sharing @Egalindo2240 ! Do you keep copepods?

Current shot.

After adding caulerpa and a bottle of this stuff , tons of stuff popping up every now and then. I want to add a filter sock but scared of losing anything

 

[WhiskeyCoffee]

Interesting, what do you have growing in there now @Egalindo2240?

 

[cloak]

Here's an older picture of the 10 gallon sump I have underneath my 20 gallon DT. It's looks pretty much the same today only the skimmer has been upgraded and there's a couple baseball size pieces of live rock in there as well. Works like a charm.

 

[Steadyreef42]

Grape caulerpa and a mangrove . That purple in there is a piece of rock rubble. The caulerpa is great and I am trimming back(losing pods) all the time. It is risky to add though based on research. Use with caution

 

[tankaholic]

I have a silly chic question...
I'm wanting to do my 40gal breeder into a sump..
How did you silicone both sides of the baffles?? did you use calk gun? or the silicone squirt tubes??
How far apart should the baffles be set???

 

[Donovan Joannes]

A 10 gallon sump for a non WC 75G display. 5 gallon max level after top off, that's about it. Cheapo skimmer, a DIY denitrator and a return pump in it. So far I'm happy with it, mixed reef seems to be doing fine.