DIY Sump/Refugium advice...Measurement help???

Custome DIY Sump/Refugium progress

Got the rest of the sump/fuge done last night. I will be ready to add water tonight and set flow rate of pump plus drill right diameter holes for LR rubble trickle and entrance side of fuge baffle. Also added a media chamber after the LR-R and before the fuge. Here are some more pics. Anyone see something I am forgetting?????

 

Pics of current sump/fug cycling

Well I finally got all the hard work done and money spent. This is my DIY sump/fug and it came out pretty good. Added about 8 lb more of LR so that I could trickle the water across it. The only problem I see so far is I am getting film on the water over the fuge. Any ideals on how to get rid of it or should I just leave it?

 

Looking Good Otty!!!!!!!!

 

Thanks bouraganes! Feel pretty good about my first DIY project. I made it big enough so I can upgrade my display tank later if Mommy will let me....;D

 

Otty what is a good place to pick up acylic and what specifically did you cut it with? I have bad memories of cutting plexiglass and its wonderful propensity to crack!

 

I picked up the acrylic at Lowes with a plastic trimming knife. I would score it real deep with a carpet knife and lay a straight edge down across the line I just made, then put my knees on it to hold it in place and pulled back on the acrylic. It will snap in a straight line just like tile. I would then trim the edges on both side because that stuff will cut you wide open if your not careful. If the pieces were real small I would just cut it with a compound miter saw and then trim.

 

Thanks Brother

 

Are you doing a sump yourself with the acrylic? I was real surprised on how easy it was to work with, I was always let to believe it was difficult, lesson learned.

 

Otty I am in the middle of deciding-my tank is 55 gallons - I have space issues in my cabinet -my current useable space is 16 inches long by 16 inches wide and decided I can modify it up to 30 inches long to fit an 20 gallon high sump/refugium- the question I have is would the benefits to my tank be sufficent ito warrent the work and the $-

 

The 55 is 48" long, you have something else in your stand??