Show us your sump set up! I’ll start first = )

[JoeG370Z]

All these super clean sump pics make me a little jealous, but the tank likes it so whatever!

Wow!!! I love your reef tank!! How old is it? Also what kind of plants do you have in your sump?

 

[agoralyx]

Sorry for the two pics, there's a massive wood panel in the middle lol

I have a felt roller in there, but I don't actually use it. I just haven't taken it out because it necessitates remove the protein skimmer too. There's a YT damsel hiding somewhere in there!

 

[Gregg1993]

Mine is a big mess but does the job. One 440 litre (116 gal) mixed reef and one 120 (31 gal) sps dominated that's still waiting for a skimmer.

 

[Danjoethepirate]

Hassle free is the way to go lol

Agreed

Mate, is that a tree growing in your sump ?

Yes, a red mangrove. It's just for fun.
It's about 4 years on this one but some of the rocks and coral came from my 75. I have caulerpa, chaeto, hair algae and a red mangrove.

Wow!!! I love your reef tank!! How old is it? Also what kind of plants do you have in your tank.

 

[Cool tangs]

Simple, messy, effective

 

[REEFRIED!]

Nice work guys, great thread. I like a clean sump area, and a clean sump. I installed small wire mold to hide all wires, which looks amazing, but makes it a bit harder to do my once per year return pump and skimmer cleaning. Not too bad but it’s involved. My sump has a return pump, heater, skimmer, calcium reactor feed pump and a cO2 scrubber. About once a month during water change I siphon some detritus that makes its way down there.

 

[mboley]

I disconnect the input and output fittings, remove that gray U-clamp, slide it out of the other U-clamp you can't see, and turn it toward me. A hassle but not as hard as it looks.

 

[RockRash]

It’s looking really good under there so far! Where’d you get the little shelf piece propping up your protein skimmer?

Thanks, I got off Ebay. I cant remember the guys name but he makes them in all different colors and I think 3 sizes. They come with different sizes legs so you can adjust the height accordingly.

 

[bkwonnn]

 

[Freenow54]

Wow sorry cant compete with that.

Could you give a better picture and or explanation of how your UV light is plumbed ie separate ect

 

[Freenow54]

Thanks, I got off Ebay. I cant remember the guys name but he makes them in all different colors and I think 3 sizes. They come with different sizes legs so you can adjust the height accordingly.

I thought I saved his site he is a sponsor and was in the post about the one contest you had to state which products of his that you would buy

 

[Freenow54]

Thanks, I got off Ebay. I cant remember the guys name but he makes them in all different colors and I think 3 sizes. They come with different sizes legs so you can adjust the height accordingly.

The manufacturer is " OCTO Products was on the contest entry post a little while ago and are adjustable I think he is a member

 

[nobody]

Best thing I've done was moving to the basement, sooo much more room

 

[fangelillo01]

Wow, all you kids with your fancy sumps. I'm still rocking a home made 75 gallon with a disorganized cable mess in a shed.

Prepare yourself for mayhem...

I want a shed tank..Jealous

 

[RockRash]

The manufacturer is " OCTO Products was on the contest entry post a little while ago and are adjustable I think he is a member

Yes, octo does make a adjustable stand. I wish I had known when I bought mine because there's looks stronger than mine. I looked In my Ebay history and found the seller I got the stand from.

 

[Liquid361]

Sumps, I agree, are most important part of a reef tank. My new tank was just delivered last week. It’ll be a few weeks till it’s wet, but I do so LOVE the CADE design. I just uncrated the stand today with sump already tucked in. The entire thing is glass and powder coated steel. Very nice and seriously heavy duty.

 

[Amstar]

for those that have skimmers in a larger sump and your drain hose has to go up and over the edge of the sump to drain -- what do you do to remedy that? I am thinking it won't drain via the hose with it having to go up and over the edge of the sump wall

 

[boacvh]

 

[dangles]

Love the little refugium in your sump!! Everything looks super clean. Which fleece roller are you using?

Thanks!

That’s the ClariSea SK3000 G3

 

[Freenow54]

Yes, octo does make a adjustable stand. I wish I had known when I bought mine because there's looks stronger than mine. I looked In my Ebay history and found the seller I got the stand from.

Is he not an independent? I believe he is he even said if you see one like mine its copied because he has no patent