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Discussion in 'Buy/Sell/Trade' started by Pete H., Jun 20, 2012.

  1. Jun 20, 2012 #1
    Pete H.

    Pete H. Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    So, it looks like I might be in need of a slightly larger sump. The trick will be trying to fit it under the tank right now. The stands frame is kind of boarded off. Lol. But, let me know if you have something that is about 12 in wide and 40+ that could work.
    See discussion:http://tempuri.org/tempuri.html
     
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  2. Jun 20, 2012 #2
    Pete H.

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    Link not seeing to wrk. The sump details are in the general. I will try to get a link later.
     
  3. Jun 20, 2012 #3
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    With tha amount of room you have under that stand, and the light fixture you have on top that you aren't going to use....how about this for a proposal...

    Use your existing sump tank to the left, make a nice refugium out of it...have it flow into a second shallower tank that has a skimmer in a chamber to the left and a frag tank to the right. Use that light fixture for the frags!

    I know ideally you would probably like the overflow water to hit the skimmer first but i think this might be a nice setup.
     
  4. Jun 20, 2012 #4
    Pete H.

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    I like the idea.

    So, how do you hook them up? Do I drill holes between them and hard plumb them in and use gravity to move the water from one tank to the other? or ... do I use a pump? Not sure how the logistics of this would work.
     
  5. Jun 20, 2012 #5
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    yup, connect the two together, no pump required. You can find setups like this in the forums too if you want to do some searching. You might want the flow to the fuge to be a little slower so you could split the overflow into both tank and control the rate to the fuge with a valve, the rest will go to the skimmer section.
     
  6. Jun 20, 2012 #6
    Pete H.

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    Cool. I think I will try that then. Thanks for the ideas.
     
  7. Jun 20, 2012 #7
    Pete H.

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    Alright, so, I think this is going to look more like this:
    [​IMG]
    The flow into the fuge will be slower and the rest of the flow will go into the second tank just before the skimmer. Do the baffles for bubbles look right? or do I need some baffles on the other side of the skimmer instead?
     
  8. Jun 20, 2012 #8
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    Oh I can't wait to play when I get home /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif

    Google sketch-up here I come! I might work around an aqua-c EV180 skimmer though /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default//emoticons/smile.gif
     
  9. Jun 20, 2012 #9
    Killernights

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    i would put the baffles between the skimmer and the return pump
     
  10. Jun 20, 2012 #10
    MJB Tanks Pleasant Hill, IA

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    Here's what I was thinking...
    Put all the fun green stuff in the fuge and rock where ever you want in the fuge or return chamber.  Sump outlet could dump right back in the sump chamber if you wanted it to go through the bubble baffles as well.
    [​IMG]
     
  11. Jun 20, 2012 #11
    Pete H.

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    I think that might work. You should come check what I have here to work with.
     
  12. Jun 21, 2012 #12
    gearhead

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    I have a couple of sumps let me no what u need , willing to trade for live rock or coral
     

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