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Old 05-13-2008, 01:54 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Anyone have a Coralife 125 in sump?

I'm using a 29 gallon tank as a sump/refugium, which is a new adventure in frustration for me. I've read the threads on refugiums/sumps & the coralife 125, but it appears most have it HOB. Due to limited space under my stand and the GI-normous size of the 125, I can't hang it on the tank. Does anyone have this in the sump and if so could you post pics so I can get an idea of how to set mine up? I'm assuming I have to put it on something due to the water height setting. Thanks
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Old 05-15-2008, 03:21 PM   #2 (permalink)
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The 125 gives me problems to but some how I crammed it into a 20 gal sump with a UV sterilizer and a heater. I am planning on getting a different skimmer because I have no more room. Here is a picture sorry I couldn't help. GOOD LUCK!!![IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/THEBOW%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]
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I have the 125 as HOB for now, because I don't a have a sump yet. I think you would just need to have intake tube to the pump long enough so that the pump is fully submerged by 3-4" below the water level in the sump. It should work fine, plus you have a lot of options for the water return back into the sump. You can do basically anything with 1" PVC pipe - it will fit right into the oulet. You can have it dump back anywhere in the sump that you want to, or T it off to a refugium. There's lots of possibilities there.


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