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11-04-2008, 04:33 PM
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| Fire Worm  Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Brunswick, NJ Age: 25
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   |  Sump Ideas Hey, here are some ideas in throwing around about building my own Sump/fuge. any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Its not made to any kind of scale but rather just ideas, ill work out the details later.... thanks!  |
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11-04-2008, 04:41 PM
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| PICTURE POLICE ENFORCER  Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 40
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       | I have a couple of Q's. Why do you have the drain T'ed off? I wouldnt place the return pump on a shelf, esp. that high. It should be at the bottom. By placing a filter floss, I wouldnt put the last baffle. Luna _________ 11 yr old system, 90g Corner-megaflow DT, custom 55g sump/refug, 692w lighting, Mag-18, AquaC EV 180, AC-Jr, Pin-Point Cal monitor and too many corals and fish to list. Happy Reefing  |
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11-04-2008, 05:00 PM
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| Fire Worm Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Brunswick, NJ Age: 25
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| I T'ed the drain off in case i dont have enough flow going to the pump back to the tank fast enough. i was thinking it might drain that last section. with it T'ed i can adjust the flow as needed so all can run smooth...lol but now that i think about it more having it T'ed kinda defeats the purpose of a sump, eh? Ahh ok, my reason for the shelf was to conserve space should i need it... well my original thoughts were to leave the last baffle in case i decide i want to make another shelf and toss a bag or Carbon or PO4 remover on it...Another thought i had though was to maybe just make a Carbon and PO4 chamber out of empty RO canisters...has anyone ever tried this? |
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11-06-2008, 12:24 AM
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| Feather Duster Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Lake Forest CA Age: 37
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| I don't see the point of using baffles before the fuge, I would move them after the fuge to help control micro bubbles. I would leave the wall in the left side and make it so you can a dd a filter sock instead |
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