advice on rubbermaid sump baffles

shinny · 01/22/2007, 08:23 PM

Anyone have pics of brute tub or similar sumps? I would like to put one in the closet below my tank and I would pump back up to display. I want to have my fuge below my display. After running throught the fuge the water would drain to tub on first floor. The tub would have skimmer and return pump. I would like to know how people create baffles in the tubs to prevent mirco bubbles going into return. Thanks everyone.

dermer · 01/22/2007, 09:12 PM

no pics here but i would like to see as well

reeformadness · 01/22/2007, 09:18 PM

I had a friend that had his return feed into one of those plastic stackable drawers. Each drawer had lots of holes drilled in the bottom. I cant make any guarantees but I know he didn't have microbubbles.

ConcreteReefer · 01/22/2007, 09:21 PM

I figured it would be to much of a PITA to make baffles, so I did it the easy way.. All this for a 90

shinny · 01/23/2007, 06:39 PM

wow that is some set up concretereefer. I don't have that much room to work with, ha. I could do something similar to that but I want to have the fuge in my room so I can look at it easily. Thanks for a different idea. How far away is your display? Thanks.

euphoricgear · 01/24/2007, 02:37 AM

just wanted to know if that rubbermaid container would ever go brittle? i know that if you leave those plastic containers outside in the sun they get hard and brittle and break easily. is there a special brand/platic that we should look for?

i like the setup! can u show pix of you tank?

thanks

shinny · 01/26/2007, 04:29 PM

any more pics? ideas?

01/22/2007, 08:23 PM	#1
shinny Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	advice on rubbermaid sump baffles Anyone have pics of brute tub or similar sumps? I would like to put one in the closet below my tank and I would pump back up to display. I want to have my fuge below my display. After running throught the fuge the water would drain to tub on first floor. The tub would have skimmer and return pump. I would like to know how people create baffles in the tubs to prevent mirco bubbles going into return. Thanks everyone.

01/22/2007, 09:12 PM	#2
dermer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 523	no pics here but i would like to see as well

01/22/2007, 09:18 PM	#3
reeformadness Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Gulfport, MS Posts: 650	I had a friend that had his return feed into one of those plastic stackable drawers. Each drawer had lots of holes drilled in the bottom. I cant make any guarantees but I know he didn't have microbubbles.

01/22/2007, 09:21 PM	#4
ConcreteReefer Moved On Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SW FLA Posts: 996	I figured it would be to much of a PITA to make baffles, so I did it the easy way.. All this for a 90

01/23/2007, 06:39 PM	#5
shinny Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	wow that is some set up concretereefer. I don't have that much room to work with, ha. I could do something similar to that but I want to have the fuge in my room so I can look at it easily. Thanks for a different idea. How far away is your display? Thanks.

01/24/2007, 02:37 AM	#6
euphoricgear Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: north hollywood Posts: 3,286	just wanted to know if that rubbermaid container would ever go brittle? i know that if you leave those plastic containers outside in the sun they get hard and brittle and break easily. is there a special brand/platic that we should look for? i like the setup! can u show pix of you tank? thanks

01/26/2007, 04:29 PM	#7
shinny Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 161	any more pics? ideas?