turning a seaclear wet/dry into sump

Discussion in 'Refugium' started by lmajor32, May 29, 2006.

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  1. lmajor32

    lmajor32 Astrea Snail

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    Hello all, this is my first post. I have a 75 seaclear system II tank built into a wall so there is no room on the sides of the tank for a skimmer. The opening in the rear where the bio balls and drip tray are is only about 4" wide but is the height of the tank (obviously) and I have about 15" above the tank. I heard of some making teh wet/dry area into a mini sump area. I want to add a skimmer so I can make it into a reef tank or at least manage nitite levels but I can't figure out how to do it. I want to avoid driling holes in the tank and adding a sump below as that will be too much and I will lose valuable cabinet space below, well, my wife will :). Any ideas are appreciated.
     
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  3. lmajor32

    lmajor32 Astrea Snail

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  4. milesm4

    milesm4 Spaghetti Worm

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    I just purchased a system 2 and will be drilling a hole for a bulkhead fitting and adding a sump. I thought long and hard on this but don't see any other way how to get enough flow without creating a ton of little bubbles that would return to the tank. I'll be turning the bioball area into a refigium.