What to put in my sump?

Willyboz1 · 09/20/2016, 02:52 PM

Just upgraded from an aio so sump is a whole new world for me. I have a 60 cube And a Red Sea 170 sump. Pretty bare right now as I'm trying to figure what to put in there. I have a bubble Magnus nac3.5 that I may use and maybe a Phosban reactor 150 with matrix media (lfs recommended). Any recommendations? I'm also thinking about refugium with chaeto. Can I run them all? Thanks in advance!

Tanthaitrung · 09/21/2016, 05:02 AM

Bubble Magus Nac3.5 for tank capacity 25-80g. It's ok for a fish tank. But if it's a reef tank, you need a better skimmer.

Are you talking about Seachem Matrix (stone) or Matrix Carbon? I think, you need Matrix Carbon, but no need Matrix (stone).

It's the good idea to have a refugium with chaeto. You just need a 6500k, 20w led light running 18 hours daily.

- Do NOT do anything before asking.

- Read, read and read more.

- Be patient.

Good luck
Khanh

rocsec1 · 09/21/2016, 06:33 AM

I have a skimmer, probes, fuge, return pump, ato, and a reactor in my dump.

Sk8r · 09/21/2016, 08:14 AM

Skimmer, rubble pile, heater, Autotopoff (pretty well essential to sanity).

Ron Reefman · 09/21/2016, 09:10 AM

My new sump is smaller than I'd like. I have 2 filter socks, a skimmer, a reactor and a return pump and maybe enough room in the middle for a small frag rack but not enough for a refugium. So I made a 2'x2'x20" tank (50g) and I'm setting it up next to the new 125g reef tank as a display refugium where I will keep some macro algae (not chaeto) and other critters I wouldn't want in the DT. There are always different ways to make things work.

Willyboz1 · 09/22/2016, 12:57 AM

Thanks for the replies! I will look into Skimmer upgrade. I just picked it up for a killer price so it will have to do for now. So it's not overkill to run a skimmer, reactor , and a refugium ?

tzylak · 09/22/2016, 01:01 PM

"So it's not overkill to run a skimmer, reactor , and a refugium? "
I have all that and it is good. I also have a fudge, ATO and GACharcoal.
Also, all that is sitting on a shelf above a 4" DSB!!! -A very full sump!!
Have fun with it!!

tanksfishtank · 09/22/2016, 01:40 PM

Filter socks for first few weeks after start up to keep water clean. You can put your heater in your sump.

homer1475 · 09/22/2016, 01:52 PM

In my 30G sump I have a filter sock, my skimmer, 2 marine pure blocks, big old wad of chaeto, 2 bags of purigen, reactor pump, heater, several probes, dosing lines, ATO, and return pump.

Basically, anything I wouldn't want to see in my display. Isn't that the idea behind a sump to begin with?

09/20/2016, 02:52 PM	#1
Willyboz1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: So Cal Posts: 62	What to put in my sump? Just upgraded from an aio so sump is a whole new world for me. I have a 60 cube And a Red Sea 170 sump. Pretty bare right now as I'm trying to figure what to put in there. I have a bubble Magnus nac3.5 that I may use and maybe a Phosban reactor 150 with matrix media (lfs recommended). Any recommendations? I'm also thinking about refugium with chaeto. Can I run them all? Thanks in advance!

09/21/2016, 08:14 AM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Skimmer, rubble pile, heater, Autotopoff (pretty well essential to sanity). __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

09/21/2016, 09:10 AM	#5
Ron Reefman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Cape Coral, FL Posts: 10,431	My new sump is smaller than I'd like. I have 2 filter socks, a skimmer, a reactor and a return pump and maybe enough room in the middle for a small frag rack but not enough for a refugium. So I made a 2'x2'x20" tank (50g) and I'm setting it up next to the new 125g reef tank as a display refugium where I will keep some macro algae (not chaeto) and other critters I wouldn't want in the DT. There are always different ways to make things work. __________________ The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. (Neil deGrasse Tyson) Visit my build thread http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2593017

09/22/2016, 01:52 PM	#9
homer1475 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 5,313	In my 30G sump I have a filter sock, my skimmer, 2 marine pure blocks, big old wad of chaeto, 2 bags of purigen, reactor pump, heater, several probes, dosing lines, ATO, and return pump. Basically, anything I wouldn't want to see in my display. Isn't that the idea behind a sump to begin with? __________________ 80G SCA Build: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2560256 Originally posted by der_wille_zur_macht: "He's just taking his lunch to work"

09/21/2016, 05:02 AM	#2
Tanthaitrung Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 565	Bubble Magus Nac3.5 for tank capacity 25-80g. It's ok for a fish tank. But if it's a reef tank, you need a better skimmer. Are you talking about Seachem Matrix (stone) or Matrix Carbon? I think, you need Matrix Carbon, but no need Matrix (stone). It's the good idea to have a refugium with chaeto. You just need a 6500k, 20w led light running 18 hours daily. - Do NOT do anything before asking. - Read, read and read more. - Be patient. Good luck Khanh

09/21/2016, 06:33 AM	#3
rocsec1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Medina oh Posts: 1,782	I have a skimmer, probes, fuge, return pump, ato, and a reactor in my dump.

09/22/2016, 12:57 AM	#6
Willyboz1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: So Cal Posts: 62	Thanks for the replies! I will look into Skimmer upgrade. I just picked it up for a killer price so it will have to do for now. So it's not overkill to run a skimmer, reactor , and a refugium ?

09/22/2016, 01:01 PM	#7
tzylak Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oceanside, CA Posts: 457	"So it's not overkill to run a skimmer, reactor , and a refugium? " I have all that and it is good. I also have a fudge, ATO and GACharcoal. Also, all that is sitting on a shelf above a 4" DSB!!! -A very full sump!! Have fun with it!!

09/22/2016, 01:40 PM	#8
tanksfishtank Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Bettendorf, IA Posts: 335	Filter socks for first few weeks after start up to keep water clean. You can put your heater in your sump.