sump ideas - 100g

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

so, i picked up Richard's old sump (by way of Sanh, thanks again dude). the baffles are kinda beaten up, so i'm going to re-do all of it anyways. I'm looking for suggestions now..

it's a 60x18x20 tank.

working backwards, there's going to be the return section, the baffles - but at that point, i'm looking for input.

my current sump is laid out:

overflow -> sock 1 -> sock 2 -> skimmer -> fuge -> return (there's no baffle).

for the large sump, i was thinking:

overflow -> parallel socks (3) -> tall fuge (18x18x16 section) -> skimmer -> baffle -> return.

thoughts?

Zoarder · Jul 14, 2014

Run first the skimmer then the fuge....

AddictedtoSalt · Jul 14, 2014

Or drain, skimmer, return , then fuge. Then tee off the return and plumb it to the fuge with a valve so you can control the flow through it.
Kinda like this...

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

but the skimmer needs to be in shallower water, which is why i wanted the fuge first. i wonder if i can just hard plumb (sealed) the skimmer return to the fuge.

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

oo.. i like that one.

AddictedtoSalt · Jul 14, 2014

So put the skimmer on a stand

Fly5150 · Jul 14, 2014

You don't want your skimmer after your fuge do you?

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AddictedtoSalt · Jul 14, 2014

oredith said:

You probably could hardline the return but it might create a lot of back pressure which would mess up the adjustability.

Zoarder · Jul 14, 2014

oredith said:

Eggcrate, sir

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

?

xmas_one · Jul 14, 2014

AddictedtoSalt said:

+1, here's what I did on the garage frag sump, it's not pretty, but it maintains a consistent water level for the skimmer and let's me run the sump at nearly full volume.

Here's a shot of the "show fuge" I made on a 10g sump.

solitude127 · Jul 14, 2014

oredith said:

That looks like a good design but how do you feed the fuge?

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

solitude127 said:

didn't draw in the plumbing, but like the pic that jim posted - fed from the return.

Zoarder · Jul 14, 2014

solitude127 said:

I think he is going to split the drain like the guy above showed in his pic...

Zoarder · Jul 14, 2014

oredith said:

Isn't better to feed it with the drain rather then the return?

AddictedtoSalt · Jul 14, 2014

solitude127 said:

Thats why you put a valve on it. Mine is a slow trickle. Just enough to mive the macro a little.

Just to the left on the pvc coming from the return pump you can see the ball valve on the line going to my fuge.
I have it set to just cause a small ripple on the surface. This keeps the water from cascading into the return section creating microbubbles, reduces noise and increases contact time for the macro
I must say that since I did this sump my macro's growth rate has nearly doubled.

solitude127 · Jul 14, 2014

Got it. Looks like a good design Jim and Jeff.

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

Zoarder said:

not sure. let's see what the peanut gallery says..

oredith · Jul 14, 2014

good point, with a low flow, another baffle won't be necessary. more room for the fuge!

solitude127 · Jul 14, 2014

oredith said:

IMO, I think it would be better to be fed from the return. If fed from the drain, your fuge will be filled with detritus.

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