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10-02-2007, 02:55 PM
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| | Skunk Shrimp
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Fremont, CA Age: 32
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|  EASY SUMP set up...suggestions?
I'd like to know about and easy and affordable sump/set up. I have a 46 Gal. tank, I don't have corals, I only have one fish, since my tank's still clycling...anyway, I have never used a sump and I'm completly and utterly clueless about them. Is there a simple sump I could get as a beginner? do I need extra plumbing/pumps? Do I need to get rid of my power filter? I appreciate your help guys. Laters. | 
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10-02-2007, 07:04 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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I was thinking about setting one up for my 55 gal using a rubber made container. Anyone wanna give this a go....some very simple explanation of what you need and the basics of setting it up would be good too..... | |
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10-02-2007, 07:36 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Actually I found this and you might be able to make it out of a big rubbermade container or even a cheap tank from a yard sale... Nice Cheap DIY Overflow Drew's Fugue | |
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10-02-2007, 07:44 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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a sump can be as simple as some plant life and a pump to take the water back up to the tank.maybe put a heater and a skimmer in there if you want.you don't even need a tank.you could use anything capable of holding water.you need to make sure you have something deviding the sump so the plants do not get sucked up in the pump.
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10-03-2007, 09:31 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007
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If I'm thinking of upgrading my 55 gal. to a 90 gal., can I use the 55 gal. as my sump/refugium? Right now I have a 15 gal. tank that is my refugium. I have no sump. | |
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10-03-2007, 11:11 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Louisville, GA Age: 45
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Originally Posted by dc11648  If I'm thinking of upgrading my 55 gal. to a 90 gal., can I use the 55 gal. as my sump/refugium? Right now I have a 15 gal. tank that is my refugium. I have no sump. | sure you could! would be a good idea. I've also thought of that when I upgrade to a bigger tank. do seperators in it for sump/fuge... | |
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10-03-2007, 05:05 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2007
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As mention I have a 15 gal refug on the 55gal and has a light on it 24/7. Would/Could that still be the case? It has mud in it.
I would just have to get dividers - how do you attach them and can they be made of plexaglass? | |
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10-03-2007, 05:14 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: niles, ohio Age: 32
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I only have a 12 gal nano dx. I have a 12 gallon sump, mostly for cooling purposes. I have about 3 snails, and 3 crabs. A tupperware container with live sand and calerpa in it . My sump houses my protien skimmer, return pump of course and a power head for circulation. I use a rubber maid container. I had to keep my sump small because it is my stand behind closed doors so my 2 year old doesn't decide to give anything a bath......
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