Sump for 60g cube marineland Ventura stand

trmiv · 01/26/2016, 10:21 AM

I'm moving soon and I'll need to replace my custom stand with a stock marineland Ventura stand for my 60g cube (wife's orders) . With the inside dimensions of the stand all I can fit is something less than 22 inches so my 15g sump won't fit. What have poor used that fit in this stand? I was looking at the trigger crystal 18 sump. Don't really have time to do anything custom.

Greybeard · 01/28/2016, 11:58 AM

Eshopps makes a cube sump, as well... Aside from those two, I don't know of any others.

trmiv · 01/28/2016, 02:42 PM

Biggest issue with the cube sumps is they take up so much room side to side in the stand. Doesn't give a ton of room for the reactors, etc next to the sump. I may go with a longer, narrower sump so I have some room.

Greybeard · 01/28/2016, 04:24 PM

I ended up with an EShops R100 on my 60g cube, but the stand I built allows me a bit more room than the standard one does.

RedStangGA · 01/28/2016, 05:52 PM

A 20 high barely sticks out the back of the stand. I used one and still had room for an external media reactor, calcium reactor, and assorted stuff.

trmiv · 01/28/2016, 05:56 PM

So the boss approved using my diy stand at the new house if I agree to paint it black. It's currently white. I said fine if I can buy a new sump anyway. So I ordered a 24x15x15 sump that should work out nicely in my diy stand. And if not I can always have it stick out the back of the Ventura stand if I go that route.

DrPheel · 01/28/2016, 06:34 PM

Get a 30x30 stand for a 70/93 cube ! wayyy more room for activities and you can fit a 25 tall under. You will also get a nice 6" ridge around the tank since it has a full top unlike the 60 Ventura if i remember correctly. Even I find the 30x30 stand restrictive for all my equipment , lucky im still young and I can squirm myself in the hole for maintenance loll

trmiv · 01/28/2016, 06:45 PM

My diy stand is actually built bigger than my tank so I can fit 24x24 sump if I need to. It also has a side stand that houses my electronics and top off tank. The side stand unfortunately is getting the boot. But I purchased a bookcase that has a section with doors in the bottom. Electronics will now go in there and my top off will get put in a closet near the tank. This at least let's me upgrade from a 10g tank top off to a 32g brute.

01/26/2016, 10:21 AM	#1
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	Sump for 60g cube marineland Ventura stand I'm moving soon and I'll need to replace my custom stand with a stock marineland Ventura stand for my 60g cube (wife's orders) . With the inside dimensions of the stand all I can fit is something less than 22 inches so my 15g sump won't fit. What have poor used that fit in this stand? I was looking at the trigger crystal 18 sump. Don't really have time to do anything custom. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/28/2016, 02:42 PM	#3
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	Biggest issue with the cube sumps is they take up so much room side to side in the stand. Doesn't give a ton of room for the reactors, etc next to the sump. I may go with a longer, narrower sump so I have some room. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/28/2016, 05:52 PM	#5
RedStangGA Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Winter Garden, FL Posts: 1,052	A 20 high barely sticks out the back of the stand. I used one and still had room for an external media reactor, calcium reactor, and assorted stuff. __________________ Marineland 220, Marineland 60 Cube

01/28/2016, 05:56 PM	#6
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	So the boss approved using my diy stand at the new house if I agree to paint it black. It's currently white. I said fine if I can buy a new sump anyway. So I ordered a 24x15x15 sump that should work out nicely in my diy stand. And if not I can always have it stick out the back of the Ventura stand if I go that route. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return

01/28/2016, 06:34 PM	#7
DrPheel Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 161	Get a 30x30 stand for a 70/93 cube ! wayyy more room for activities and you can fit a 25 tall under. You will also get a nice 6" ridge around the tank since it has a full top unlike the 60 Ventura if i remember correctly. Even I find the 30x30 stand restrictive for all my equipment , lucky im still young and I can squirm myself in the hole for maintenance loll __________________ Dr's 70G Rimless Cube Build Thread : ==> http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2511564 <==

01/28/2016, 11:58 AM	#2
Greybeard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Buffalo, MO Posts: 651	Eshopps makes a cube sump, as well... Aside from those two, I don't know of any others.

01/28/2016, 04:24 PM	#4
Greybeard Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Buffalo, MO Posts: 651	I ended up with an EShops R100 on my 60g cube, but the stand I built allows me a bit more room than the standard one does.

01/28/2016, 06:45 PM	#8
trmiv Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,082	My diy stand is actually built bigger than my tank so I can fit 24x24 sump if I need to. It also has a side stand that houses my electronics and top off tank. The side stand unfortunately is getting the boot. But I purchased a bookcase that has a section with doors in the bottom. Electronics will now go in there and my top off will get put in a closet near the tank. This at least let's me upgrade from a 10g tank top off to a 32g brute. __________________ Current tank: Red Sea Reefer 350 Deluxe, Avast Marine Pegleg 180 skimmer, Gyre 150, Eheim 1262 return