Sumps, not always pretty

[SeymourDuncan]

Its amazing stuff but the label has a max tank size so be careful.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Well I got the baffles. Just waiting or him to give me the pump measurements and ill be drilling and gluing tomorrow!!!

Here they are laying loosely. Lame!!!

So the plan is from r to L:
Drain (filter sock option) heater as well
Baffle
Skimmer section
Bubble trap
Drain to next tank
Baffle
Refugium
Return

Simple enough I'd imagine.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Ok, waiting for the day to warm up a but but here's the plan.
I found my high tech blueprint

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Oh! In the meantime here is another tip:
If you want to, or have to, glue indoors you can just cover the top of the tank with glass or anything solid. The dap glue does not stink anywhere near as bad as aquarium silicone.

I did a whole 75 in my office and just threw a lid on and Put an open bag of carbon in there with the drying glue to absorb the stench. 2 days later t smelled of new tank :)

 

[justgotwet]

Looking good!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Thanks!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

2 baffles!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

And here it is!!! Now time to drill!

Except its backwards. Hold the photo up to a Mirror to see its true form. Lol

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Check out the precision!!!
Thanks to the plastic drill guide my bulkheads are perfectly line up!

 

[SeymourDuncan]

I'm gonna get some pipe and fill it up. Get some better shots too.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

There's a good shot of the connection.
The final product will have valves and unions for quick access

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Full of water now!
Doing great. I got a booboo though

 

[SeymourDuncan]

Ok here's the plumbing setup. Not glued yet of course.

The hose is for water changes and there is a spray bar in the refugium.

 

[SeymourDuncan]

First plumbing test. Can the sump handle its own flow?
Time to try it!
Here's the running volume .

And here it is running. Full blast to the fuge and 75 %to the drain section.