More pics of the new sump/refuge!!

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:47 AM

Here is day one of my new sump with skimmer running...

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:49 AM

running a little too wet i think!!

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:51 AM

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:52 AM

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:57 AM

i need a better way to reduce the amount of micro bubbles going into my display tank....any ideas...bioballs, sponges and poly fiber just in for temp. purpases and still not doing a good job. I started out making the left half of the sump like the acrylic "All Glass Aquarium" brand sumps you can buy, with the bubble chamber and then supposed to overflow into a tray that can be clean weekly or even daily but got impatient and set it up before i got that far....still thinking of building the tray idea but my skimmer is in the way for easy daily cleaning. Ill try and find a pic of the sump im talking about.

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 06:59 AM

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...2840_30497.jpg

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 07:00 AM

The black tray after the bubble chamber....what do you think?

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 07:01 AM

buy theirs .....$299
build your own out of glass and get it three times bigger for half the cost.......priceless.

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 07:04 AM

I think the tray would also help reduce the noise of the water splashing....plus i can get rid of all the media you all are going to tell me i shouldnt have in there.

Electrobes · 09/12/2006, 09:36 AM

I like the look of your sump but have to admit I don't like that skimmer... I've seena ton of them and they usually do a poor job at doing their job. I also worry about the pump you're using for it.. a Rio? Those same skimmers have been used by a couple people in my area only to later have it crack and fry the tank.

I also see you have a lot of floss in your system.. I would probably add more baffles to your sump to help with the micro bubbles. You could also try to find a mod for that skimmer to help reduce it's output of micro-bubbles..

HTH

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 12:16 PM

electrical fry or over heat fry?

ambaratur · 09/12/2006, 12:31 PM

What size return pump are you using?

Electrobes · 09/12/2006, 03:49 PM

Electrical fry. Take a gander at people who've owned Rios.. you'll see what I mean

EleganceMan · 09/12/2006, 07:36 PM

Electrobes: i have been having a heating problem since i setup this sump/refuge. Not to sure the cause, maybe the rio and the quiet one 4000 high head(ambaratur). My temp is usually aroung 80 and its now running 83-84.

09/12/2006, 06:47 AM	#1
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	More pics of the new sump/refuge!! Here is day one of my new sump with skimmer running... __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 06:49 AM	#2
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	running a little too wet i think!! __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 06:51 AM	#3
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	__________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 06:52 AM	#4
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	__________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 06:57 AM	#5
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	i need a better way to reduce the amount of micro bubbles going into my display tank....any ideas...bioballs, sponges and poly fiber just in for temp. purpases and still not doing a good job. I started out making the left half of the sump like the acrylic "All Glass Aquarium" brand sumps you can buy, with the bubble chamber and then supposed to overflow into a tray that can be clean weekly or even daily but got impatient and set it up before i got that far....still thinking of building the tray idea but my skimmer is in the way for easy daily cleaning. Ill try and find a pic of the sump im talking about. __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 06:59 AM	#6
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...2840_30497.jpg __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 07:00 AM	#7
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	The black tray after the bubble chamber....what do you think? __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 07:01 AM	#8
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	buy theirs .....$299 build your own out of glass and get it three times bigger for half the cost.......priceless. __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 07:04 AM	#9
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	I think the tray would also help reduce the noise of the water splashing....plus i can get rid of all the media you all are going to tell me i shouldnt have in there. __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 09:36 AM	#10
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	I like the look of your sump but have to admit I don't like that skimmer... I've seena ton of them and they usually do a poor job at doing their job. I also worry about the pump you're using for it.. a Rio? Those same skimmers have been used by a couple people in my area only to later have it crack and fry the tank. I also see you have a lot of floss in your system.. I would probably add more baffles to your sump to help with the micro bubbles. You could also try to find a mod for that skimmer to help reduce it's output of micro-bubbles.. HTH __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

09/12/2006, 12:16 PM	#11
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	electrical fry or over heat fry? __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef

09/12/2006, 12:31 PM	#12
ambaratur Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flagstaff, AZ Posts: 776	What size return pump are you using? __________________ "God is dead." - Nietzsche "Nietzsche is dead." - God Click my red house for my 125 gal. tank build thread. Member of Northern Arizona Marine Aquarium Society (NAMAS) Current Tank Info: 125g AGA MegaFlow - 150lbs Fiji live rock - 50g DIY sump/fuge - Tunze 9010/9015 Skimmer - Eheim 1260 - 2x Seio 1500 - 5x 80w IceCap T5 Retro - PhosBan Reactor 150 - AC Jr. Controller - Typhoon III RO/DI - Mixed Reef

09/12/2006, 03:49 PM	#13
Electrobes Montipora type guy Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Fort Myers, FL Posts: 2,945	Electrical fry. Take a gander at people who've owned Rios.. you'll see what I mean __________________ Christian Current Tank Info: 100G Half Cylinder

09/12/2006, 07:36 PM	#14
EleganceMan Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Fargo, North Dakota Posts: 1,611	Electrobes: i have been having a heating problem since i setup this sump/refuge. Not to sure the cause, maybe the rio and the quiet one 4000 high head(ambaratur). My temp is usually aroung 80 and its now running 83-84. __________________ Trade Corals!!!!!! Current Tank Info: 160 gallon reef