I need help with my sump!!!!

by **ER_RN** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:13 pm

Ok I am new to sumps/refugiums so I need a little help...I have a 95 wave tank with CPR overflow model CS150 with a flow rate of 1600 GPH with one 1.5 inch bulkhead converting down to 3/4inch pvc running down to the cabinet were my 20gallon sump is....The picture below is how I have the set-up imagined in my head...but before I silicone everything I thought I would get some advice from the pros. In the picture you are looking at the sump from the top down...water from into the back right compartment measuring 12.5"LX6.75"WX12"H (the picture isn't to scale but the protein skimmer takes up the entire box)....in this compartment is a Berlin Turbo Skimmer, which removes some water from this compartment skims it and puts it back into the same compartment to allow overflow into the refugium...the red line in-between section 1 and 2 is a baffle it measures 9"HX6.75"L (I am debating on whether or not to cut teeth into the baffles I thought about just putting egg crate up????...Ok now that water has enter the refugium, which measures 11.5"LX12"WX8"H, it circulates in the refugium which is gonna have a deep sand bed, a lot of chaeto, LR and a heater of course. Then the water will flow back to the front left by ways of the bubble trap which is represented by the yellow and orange lines....the yellow lines are 8"HX5.4L" the orange line is set up off the bottom of the tank by 1" so it measures 7"TX5.4"L the water then is carried back to the tank via my return pump which is a Via Aqua model number VA-2600 returns 740 GPH back to 3/4in PVC then back to dual returns on each side of the tank....I would appreciate and advice on this set up!!! Thanks-Daniel

by **ER_RN** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:15 pm

Of course the picture didn't show up...well maybe someone can help me with just what I have wrote!!!!!

by **fihsboy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:25 pm

http://www.melevsreef.com/sump.html

from what you said it sounds like a pretty solid idea. You could always upload to Tinypic or photobucket and upload the link on here. I dont know if I would use eggcrate or not. I have some......and my green chromis went in my overflow through the eggcrate and is now in my sump. I cant catch him because he hides in the egg crate down there. fast lil bugger. Do you like your overflow? I just ordered one to replace my U-tube.

by **ER_RN** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 1:46 pm

Thanks for the reply....so you would cut teeth into the baffles?....I thought about the eggcrate because everybody kept talking about snails getting into the pump and lines....anyways I don't know yet about the overflow haven't hooked it up, but I have heard good things about the CPR overflow because it doesn't lose it siphoin....

by **fihsboy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:56 pm

Yeah same here. Never used one.....but I bought one because of all the good comments on them. I heard you have to be careful with the tom aquatics part getting clogged...I have eggcrate in my overflow now, because I was getting snails. It will work to keep the snails out for sure. And the small nas snails can get through it.......which isnt really a problem. I had an overflow a few months back that had the teeth......It worked GREAT. But it was huge. So I modified it and now stuff gets sucked down. So I had to add the egg crate. It works its just the teeth work better. And are a permanent solution.

I need help with my sump!!!!

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