Help with changing my sump setup..identifying parts

JingoFresh · 01/19/2015, 01:30 PM

Hi all,

This is my sump currently:

The right chamber has my skimmer and return pump, while the left is a refuge.

My plan is to change it so the return only goes into the refugium, with the pump pulling water through into the right chamber and back into the tank.

Are there any reasons to avoid this design?

I then want to make it so the water returns under the surface, as it's quite loud when it hits water.

What kind of part would I need to change my return to do this? I had someone build this for me, so I'm not familiar with the parts to change it myself.

I am thinking to either block the water going out the right side, or to get a replacement part, but what part would I need? Is there any reason I shouldn't just leave the return hose in the refugium?

JingoFresh · 01/19/2015, 05:51 PM

I don't see a reason not to just leave the gray return hose directly in the refugium, right? no reason or way it could come out unless I take it out....

CaliCal · 01/19/2015, 07:48 PM

cut the whole top off, put an extention and let it go straight down in a bigger refugium. having it cut off just makes it complicated

FirstContact · 01/19/2015, 08:06 PM

I see a lot of salt spray. Just what I noticed.

JingoFresh · 01/19/2015, 08:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliCal

cut the whole top off, put an extention and let it go straight down in a bigger refugium. having it cut off just makes it complicated

I'm not sure what you say when you mean cut the whole top off? Do you mean the white piping?

Quote:

Originally Posted by FirstContact

I see a lot of salt spray. Just what I noticed.

I don't know how I can prevent that? It's very high up on my cabinet door, not sure how it gets so high, but I clean it about once a month.

CaliCal · 01/19/2015, 08:21 PM

cut where it T's off so it can go straight down into a single sump and not a double. plenty of diy refugium like around $30

JingoFresh · 01/19/2015, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaliCal

cut where it T's off so it can go straight down into a single sump and not a double. plenty of diy refugium like around $30

That's what I was thinking. The grey hose unscrews from the T piping. Would it be fine to just leave the grey hose in my refugium?

The water would then return only to the left chamber, be pulled through into the right chamber and go through the skimmer and back into my tank.

Sounds fine, right?

FirstContact · 01/20/2015, 12:38 AM

Looks like you could both raise the drain and lower the return with some pvc pipe so the return is below the water line.

JingoFresh · 01/20/2015, 10:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FirstContact

Looks like you could both raise the drain and lower the return with some pvc pipe so the return is below the water line.

Is there any reason not to just have the return hose directly in the refugium, without piping?

JingoFresh · 01/21/2015, 02:45 PM

I'm still unclear if there is any problem with just leaving the return hose in the sump. Is there any reason I would need to attach it to piping?

01/19/2015, 01:30 PM	#1
JingoFresh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 447	Help with changing my sump setup..identifying parts Hi all, This is my sump currently: The right chamber has my skimmer and return pump, while the left is a refuge. My plan is to change it so the return only goes into the refugium, with the pump pulling water through into the right chamber and back into the tank. Are there any reasons to avoid this design? I then want to make it so the water returns under the surface, as it's quite loud when it hits water. What kind of part would I need to change my return to do this? I had someone build this for me, so I'm not familiar with the parts to change it myself. I am thinking to either block the water going out the right side, or to get a replacement part, but what part would I need? Is there any reason I shouldn't just leave the return hose in the refugium?

01/19/2015, 08:06 PM	#4
FirstContact Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenn Dale, MD Posts: 1,613	I see a lot of salt spray. Just what I noticed. __________________ No man is an island entire of itself; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne Current Tank Info: 120g Reef 100g Rubbermaid Sump, 20g Refugium; previous tank: 46g Drilled; Self Plumbed, Birds Nest, Anchor, Xenia, Zoas, Yuma Yuma Ricordea, Chalice, Mushrooms, Brain, Acan, Anenome Plate; Clams, Other Inverts, Fish, Live Rock

01/20/2015, 12:38 AM	#8
FirstContact Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Glenn Dale, MD Posts: 1,613	Looks like you could both raise the drain and lower the return with some pvc pipe so the return is below the water line. __________________ No man is an island entire of itself; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. John Donne Current Tank Info: 120g Reef 100g Rubbermaid Sump, 20g Refugium; previous tank: 46g Drilled; Self Plumbed, Birds Nest, Anchor, Xenia, Zoas, Yuma Yuma Ricordea, Chalice, Mushrooms, Brain, Acan, Anenome Plate; Clams, Other Inverts, Fish, Live Rock

01/19/2015, 05:51 PM	#2
JingoFresh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 447	I don't see a reason not to just leave the gray return hose directly in the refugium, right? no reason or way it could come out unless I take it out....

01/19/2015, 07:48 PM	#3
CaliCal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 54	cut the whole top off, put an extention and let it go straight down in a bigger refugium. having it cut off just makes it complicated

01/19/2015, 08:21 PM	#6
CaliCal Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 54	cut where it T's off so it can go straight down into a single sump and not a double. plenty of diy refugium like around $30

01/21/2015, 02:45 PM	#10
JingoFresh Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 447	I'm still unclear if there is any problem with just leaving the return hose in the sump. Is there any reason I would need to attach it to piping?