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03-19-2006, 06:00 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Feb 2006
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 |  29 gal sump/refug
Hello,
I have a ASM G2 Skimmer and wanted to know if anyone has designs for a 29 gal sump/refug (30L X 12W X 18H) There's not a lot of room to work with since the skimmer already takes 10 X 11 footprint.
Any recommendations on the size of the return and refuge?? I was thinking of having the baffles at 13" each. With a tank this small, will I have to be topping off the sump everyday???
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03-19-2006, 10:43 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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I would box in the return pump with 2 acryllic walls in the corner of the tank and make the refuge as big as possible. _________ 75g reef with Nova Extreme 8 bulb HO T-5 lighting, refuge, Remora skimmer, DSB, Seio powerheads, Acro's, LPS corals, assorted zoo's & mushrooms, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown, Blue Cleaner Goby , Cleaner, Fire and Sexy Shrimp, Coco Worm, T.Crocea Clam, Derasa Clam
120g FOWLR, 260w Orbit power compact lights, Remora Pro skimmer, 30g DIY Sump/Refuge, DSB,Seio Power heads, Powder Blue Tang, Purple Tang, Flag Fin Angel, False Eye Puffer, Copperbanded Butterfly and a Moorish Idol  | |
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03-19-2006, 01:13 PM
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| | Plankton
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Thanks Raven, but with the return being so small, wouldn't I be constantly topping off the sump?? | |
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03-19-2006, 01:20 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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Yes and no. I have exactly that, a 29G sump/fuge with baffles on the right side for input/skimmer, the center for fuge and a boxed in corner for the return on the left. I find that I use about 1/2 gallon of water a day for topoff (main tank is 55G). I have a 5G bucket with a 1/4" line going to a float valve in the return box. the float valve keeps the sump/fuge level and I just put water in the 5G bucket once a week or so.
Hope this helps 
Mike
Here's the pics:
Edit 3/21 see post #10 for the first 4 pics
Top view to show wall placement 
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny,
Last edited by Michaelr5; 03-21-2006 at 03:01 PM.
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03-19-2006, 02:35 PM
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#5 (permalink)
| | Plankton
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Michaelr5,
Thanks for the pics, but I can only see the last picture.
Do you have the plans by any chance? Just trying to figure out dimensions.
Thanks!!! | |
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03-19-2006, 02:39 PM
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#6 (permalink)
| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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Actually, I just kind of built it on the fly. But I will measure everything and post it for you. Give me a day or so.
Mike | |
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03-19-2006, 02:43 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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Here is a link to my first fuge that I built. I found it to be a little to hard to maintain with all the 'works' at one end to I went to the straight across design I have now.
Mike | |
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03-21-2006, 11:44 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
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Check out this site for sump/refugium design- www.melevsreef.com/links.html | |
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03-21-2006, 02:53 PM
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| | Plankton
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Raven,
I've seen that sight before. Im just wondering if my fuge and return are too small. | |
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03-21-2006, 03:06 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
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OK here's the first 4 pics from my post above. Apparently I tried to get too cute and put 5 pics in one post. I guess when I cleared the first 4 pics to ad the 5th it wiped out the attachment links.  Looked good to me here, cause they were still in cache. Oh well! here they are:
Full on view 
Right side input, skimmer, and baffles (note left baffle has a lip at the bottom to hold the sand at bay. 
Center Fuge area 
Left side float valve, return box & Pump  | |
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