Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
Blogs FAQ Calendar

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 04/07/2007, 11:33 PM   #1
warr40
Registered Member
 
warr40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: long island
Posts: 442
55g sump idea

hey i'm starting a 55g acrylic soon and i'm just reasearching and planning before hand

for my sump i thought this mite work


-both sumps are 20 gallon longs

-this set-up will be in the next room behind the tank and will be plumbed accordingly

-the drain is going to be 1 inch with an external durso and a elbow facing up on the tank side of the bulkhead

-the return pump is a mag 7

-skimmer is a CSS 65 for now

-any suggestions or problems that can be noticed so far.



Last edited by warr40; 04/07/2007 at 11:39 PM.
warr40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2007, 12:14 AM   #2
drummereef
Team RC Member
 
drummereef's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: STL
Posts: 14,754
What's the dimensions of the 3 zones in the fuge. The return area looks quite small compared to the other two. Not much water volume for evap/top off is what I'm getting at.


__________________
-Brett

180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system
drummereef is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2007, 12:20 AM   #3
warr40
Registered Member
 
warr40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: long island
Posts: 442
i wasnt sure on exact measurements mayb u can help me out with that


__________________
---click my red house to see my 40 Breeder reef---

Current Tank Info: 10g reef and 40B reef(pending)
warr40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 04/08/2007, 09:44 AM   #4
warr40
Registered Member
 
warr40's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: long island
Posts: 442
bumb.....i'm just not sure if this will flood and will work good


__________________
---click my red house to see my 40 Breeder reef---

Current Tank Info: 10g reef and 40B reef(pending)
warr40 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 05:46 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2025 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2025 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.