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03-24-2006, 12:25 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tyler, Texas
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 |  How Small can a Sump be and still work?
I have a 29 gal. glass aquarium (see signature) and would like to build a sump to increase water volume, relocate filter and add a protein skimmer. Problem is I only have space in my stand for 13.5" W X 11.5" D X 25" H. The height is OK, of course, but do the other two dimensions leave enough space for a wet/dry filter & protein skimmer, pump, etc.? (obviously no refugium). The rather cheaply built stand has a full depth center support that I don't want to remove. If the available space is insufficient, I would rather get a different stand.
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30 gal SW tank, 1" argonite, 60 lbs live rock, AquaFuge Medium HOB Refugium with sand & chaeto, AquaC Remora Skimmer, Current USA Orbit light fixture (65W CF mix of actinic/daylight/lunar),1damsel, 1 royal grammatid, 3 cerith snails, 1 turbos, 8 hermits (mix of scarlet & dwarf zebra), 1 emerald mithrax crab. 2 Seio power heads. | 
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03-24-2006, 12:48 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MAPLE ONT CANADA
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|  if u build it ,it will fit
I have had to build sumps as small of a footprint as 10x10 . If u can find someone to make u one . the 10x10 i buit had a hang on skimmer . the last one i mad hung from the back of the tank .it was 24Lx4Wx16D. It bin up and runing for 2 years and the guy i made it for loves it . | |
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03-24-2006, 01:33 PM
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| | KingFish
Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Pt. Richmond, Ca. Age: 38
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I used a 10 gallon on my 20 long and wish I could have gone bigger. It's full of stuff now. | |
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03-24-2006, 01:59 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tyler, Texas
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Thanks to Ginny & Matt. I expect I will quickly outgrow my entire system and want to upgrade to bigger everything. Meanwhile, I will get some experience from building the sump and the idea of an HOT skimmer is great. Do either of you have any recommendations re: components? How about an AquaC Remora skimmer? Also, any designs you can share for a small sump? I have designs for larger ones that I guess I can scale down if necessary. Thanks again. | |
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03-24-2006, 02:17 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: the valley, CA Age: 23
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hey JP sound like you have the right idea incresing water volume. i did the same for my reef but i built a refugium instead. i used a cheap ten gallon tank i got from a lfs and had a glass place cut me some plates which i glued into place. better than buying some acrylic masterpeice. and aquac remoras make great hot skimmers, its what i run on my fuge. good luck 
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50 gallon reef tank. coralife 36 in 96w 10,000 k/96w actinic/ lunar lights, 40lr, 4inches ls, RemoraAquaC skimmer, closed loop flow, refugium, oscellaris clown, bluegreen reef chromis, green mandarin,turbo snails/reef crabs, sand sifting stars, corals: blue striped mushrooms, toadstool mushroom,yellowgreen cup, purple gorgonian, greenblue pipe organ, favites brain, torch, frogspawn, sebae anemone.
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03-24-2006, 02:35 PM
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| | Spanish Shawl Nudibranch
Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MAPLE ONT CANADA
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for a 10x10 sump i went to a candy store and asked if they had old candy bins. the bin where 10x10 .just what i needed . i will try to dig up the DIY and post then . | |
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03-24-2006, 07:01 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Meriden, Connecticut Age: 44
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I have an Aqua C Remora and love it. It doesn't put out alot of water per hour but that enables the water that is in the remora, to really be cleaned as far as waste, etc.
By the way welcome to 3reef.!!! _________ 125gal.w/Mag9.5 return(dual megaflow)>Mag7 pump Aqua Cev180skimmer.Wave2k Hamilton Reefstar(2)250watthqi(mh)pend.a Yellow, Naso Tang Red Lip Blenny Percula Clown Demoiselles Niger Trigger F. Wrasses Ceriantharia Orn.Shrimp and Stars Hermits Queen Conch asst. snails> Stars Zoos shrooms Montipora Brains Gorgonians Favia Turbinaria(large+small polyp) Acropora Xenia Tridacna (CroceaMaximaSquamosa) Leathers <35+75gal.reef tank as well> 
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