Hey guys...heres my story.
I am running a 125g reef. I decided to finally sump it, got a cpr overflow, and it is all setup.
I have all of the other stuff as well. I had a 55g tank lying around, so I drew up some plans with the help of my brother who has built many sumps himself, and ordered the glass to be cut.
Gluing the glass in place was a pain, but it worked out alright. I then went to town with the silicone, and everything was looking good. I added water, and all of my seals were 99% h2o tight.
Then I had the first baffle fail, and then the second, and then the third and the fourth.
I am super irritated. Now I have to start all over. Some of my LPS corals are looking a little haggered, and I am now wondering if that 55g was ever treated with copper. (You would think this would make all the corals look bad though)
End of the story is that I now need to drain the sump, and start again. I am now wondering if it wouldnt just be easier to order some acrylic, and make a sump that way. (No more worries about the gluing of fine glass pieces, I could get thick acrylic for the baffles and weldon them right there)
Im looking into costs though, especially because I dont have a table saw...and therefore I am going to assume that I need to buy all my pieces pre-cut if that is possible.
What does everyone think? I am super frustrated with this thing, especially because it took me two tries on some of these baffles to get them watertight.
I just want this to be over so I can finally have the quality of filtration that I want and need on my reef.
I am running a 125g reef. I decided to finally sump it, got a cpr overflow, and it is all setup.
I have all of the other stuff as well. I had a 55g tank lying around, so I drew up some plans with the help of my brother who has built many sumps himself, and ordered the glass to be cut.
Gluing the glass in place was a pain, but it worked out alright. I then went to town with the silicone, and everything was looking good. I added water, and all of my seals were 99% h2o tight.
Then I had the first baffle fail, and then the second, and then the third and the fourth.
I am super irritated. Now I have to start all over. Some of my LPS corals are looking a little haggered, and I am now wondering if that 55g was ever treated with copper. (You would think this would make all the corals look bad though)
End of the story is that I now need to drain the sump, and start again. I am now wondering if it wouldnt just be easier to order some acrylic, and make a sump that way. (No more worries about the gluing of fine glass pieces, I could get thick acrylic for the baffles and weldon them right there)
Im looking into costs though, especially because I dont have a table saw...and therefore I am going to assume that I need to buy all my pieces pre-cut if that is possible.
What does everyone think? I am super frustrated with this thing, especially because it took me two tries on some of these baffles to get them watertight.
I just want this to be over so I can finally have the quality of filtration that I want and need on my reef.