Sump Design

itri4ever · 05/05/2015, 09:00 AM

So I am about build a sump for a 90 gallon cube and have been bouncing around some designs for the sump.

This design has a full siphon chamber which overflows into a chamber that has a removable filter sock plate, then goes under to a settling chamber for any larger particles to be vacuumed out occasionally. Then overflows into the skimmer section through a bubble trap into the return chamber. I have a separate refuge.

The drawing shows the above much better than I can explain.

Thoughts?

daaznguy · 05/05/2015, 02:01 PM

Hard to see what you are designing based on a top down view, would be helpful to have a front and side view of the sump design.

itri4ever · 05/05/2015, 03:08 PM

Hopefully this makes it a little clearer. I added elevation lines (red) to show where the side views are generating from.

daaznguy · 05/07/2015, 01:53 PM

Looks good. You should also plan ahead, if you plan on doing top off or dosing, where you would put those lines etc. heater location probes. If you planning a refugium.

itri4ever · 05/09/2015, 12:41 PM

There should be plenty of room in the skimmer or return pump section. Which one should those items go in?

As for a fuge, I have a separate one that I will t off the main return line. Thanks for your reply!

daaznguy · 05/09/2015, 05:52 PM

I would drip dosing stuff in high flow area. Maybe after skimmer so less chance of buildup in pump. But any high flow area will work.

05/05/2015, 02:01 PM	#2
daaznguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 52	Hard to see what you are designing based on a top down view, would be helpful to have a front and side view of the sump design.

05/07/2015, 01:53 PM	#4
daaznguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 52	Looks good. You should also plan ahead, if you plan on doing top off or dosing, where you would put those lines etc. heater location probes. If you planning a refugium.

05/09/2015, 12:41 PM	#5
itri4ever Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 74	There should be plenty of room in the skimmer or return pump section. Which one should those items go in? As for a fuge, I have a separate one that I will t off the main return line. Thanks for your reply!

05/09/2015, 05:52 PM	#6
daaznguy Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 52	I would drip dosing stuff in high flow area. Maybe after skimmer so less chance of buildup in pump. But any high flow area will work.