sump

[karazy]

i dont know who made it.there was no sticker on it

[karazy]

so ive read about some tests u can do on your tanks to see if they are tempered or not so ill try that soon. the bottom of my tank is like a mirror if that helps at all

[karazy]

ok. so heres the dealio. today at my lfs while i was shopping i found out that the owner(wayne, great guy) works with glass and would make me a drilled tank, or drill a tank. or even make a tank into a reef ready for me, so we will see

[karazy]

ok, now that i ahve researched sumps a little more heres some options i like:
this is more of a simple sump

this one has a longer refugium

and this one has a big refugium:

[CollegeReefer]

I believe simple is always better. I would go for the first design. Another simple design is to have your water split and half go to the right side which houses your protein skimmer and heater and such and then you can direct less flow to your refugium with the center being your return. An advantage to this is you can keep the nessary height of water in your proten skimmer section and have your refugium section filled almost to the top. Check this out to see what i am talkinga bout

[karazy]

i really like that. the plumbing looks a bit complicated when the person sets it up, but i would probably simplify it

[karazy]

i like this idea for getting the water too the sump. its almost a mix between an overflow and a reef ready:

[karazy]

what do u guys think about that idea for the overlfow to get the water into the sump?

[CollegeReefer]

That is how i would set it up. Read up on it a bit so you can build in correctly with the corect dorso to dampin the sound.

[karazy]

what do you mean when you say dorso?

[karazy]

so i have decided i want to do my sump like the picture shown earlier in this thread with the bow front with the custom surface skimmer thing..

would i leave the whole open like that with abulkhead connecting pvc, or would i put some kind of screen type thing?like this>>>> http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produc...82&pcatid=4082

[karazy]

you know what. i am getting sick and tired of all this bull with drilling and figuring out stuff. i think im just gonna go with the overflowbox. ill just get a good one cuz the main reason i wanted a drilled is so i wouldnt overflow my tank. so ill get one that wont break its siphon.