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02-17-2005, 07:45 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
Posts: 1,181
|  DIY *SUMPS!
I did *a google search on how to build a sump with rubbermaid containers, check out these 2 interesting web sites and plans. http://www.piranha-fury.com/informat...lt.php?id=sump http://home.att.net/~s-pawlowskis/sump.htm
I'm gonna give one of these a try. I could see modifying the first one with the salt bucket to include a second rubbermaid tub like in the second site. I'd like some feed back please. _________ 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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02-17-2005, 09:19 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
| Re: DIY *SUMPS!
I really like that second setup there. So Simple. Why did I not think of that? 
I would pass on the salt bucket with the bioballs if you will be having 1 to 2 pounds of LR per gallon of water plus the sandbed in the fuge, you won't need the bioballs.
Did I say I like that second one?  _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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02-18-2005, 08:47 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
Posts: 1,181
| Re: DIY *SUMPS!
I was thinking I would use the bucket for filter floss and chemical media. Those 2 sumps are an interesting design. I wonder how well the bulk heads seal against the plastic tubs. Think they are prone to leaks? | |
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02-18-2005, 09:23 AM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Illinois Age: 30
Posts: 390
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 | Re: DIY *SUMPS!
I wonder what is the effect of salt water on those rubber maid containers? I guess if the container is only half full its no big deal, but what about if its fill most of the way.
Sean
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90 gallon reef, mag 1800 main return pump, 10 gallon refugium + 10 gallon sump, CPR overflows, ASM G-1 skimmer, icecap 660 vho 440 watts. 130#LR and 60#LS. Corals: Finger Leather, Fat Finger Leather, Toadstool, flower pot sps coral, hairy mushrooms. Fish: Yellow tang, Bi-color angel, pecula clowns, royal gramma, coral beauty angel, yellow tail damsel, blue damsel, Sergeant Major Damsel. Misc. hermit crabs, snails, flame scallop, Xenia | |
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02-18-2005, 10:45 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: St. Paul/Woodbury, Minnesota Age: 50
Posts: 1,181
| Re: DIY *SUMPS!
many people use those containers without problems. A couple of guys at one of the local fish stores use them and swear by them. | |
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02-18-2005, 12:56 PM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Carpentersville, IL Age: 52
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| Re: DIY *SUMPS!
#2 is cool.
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. | |
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02-18-2005, 01:01 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montreal, QC,Quebec Age: 29
Posts: 999
  | Re: DIY SUMPS!
Im planing to make a switch for a 120 pretty soon. I really like the #2 also and that was my idea of setting up my fuge/sump. i have a 20gl (for the sump) and a 25gl (for the fuge).. The only thing i was missing is how to connect them together. Now i guess i found it... But do any of you think about this setup overflowing easily or see something in the design that would make it overflow if something stopped working i.e pump, overflow, etc...
Thanks
Marc. _________ 
20Gal, 45 lbs LR, 65W PC 10 000K + 65W PC 20 000K + 10Gal sump/fuge
Livestock :hermit and snails, Green star polyps, Button polyps, Finger leather, Xenia, Zoanthids, Mushrooms, Yellow polyps, montipora digitata, acropora, ?mistery polyps?, mistery crab, six line wrasse | |
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02-18-2005, 03:28 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Diego, CA,California Age: 53
Posts: 577
Karma: 86
| Re: DIY *SUMPS!
I've used a couple of pvc fittings on a plastic garbage can with rubber gaskets for my RO's waste dump (use the water for plants outside and cleaning things) and it doesn't leak so I don't think the bulkheads would leak!!
Drew _________  80 gal plywood/glass reef tank, AquaC Urchin Pro w/Mag 3, 38gal Sump/refugium w/Mag9.5, 2 Maxi Jet 1200, 2-200 watt Hagen Heaters, 100lbs CaribSea Aragonite, 80lbs handmade Aragocrete rock, 2-110W 48" VHO Actinic Blue, 2-110W 48" VHO 50/50, RO/DI, DIY coiled denitrator, Bi-color Blenny, Damsel, Yellow Tang, red/green lobophyllia, zooanthid frag, cabbage coral, asst. mushrooms, toadstool leather, frogspawn | |
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