New Sump for 100gl. Discus Tank.

rbarn · 07-10-2009, 07:48 PM

Scale is little deceptive in pic.
each of those channels is 12 inches high.

Could have made them little higher, but this also
worked out nice using scraps I had left over too.

Sump is going to be on other side of wall out in garage in custom "equipment"
box. All the room I need for hinged lid.

**Regloh** · 07-10-2009, 08:17 PM

12 inches should be enough I'd say

Wow that means that your box is much bigger than I had pictured...
In that case (size) I would also hinge the lid... You don't want to have to move that around... more likely to break it.
When are you going to drill the bulkheads? Anxious to see it in action

TwoValveKid · 08-20-2009, 06:45 PM

Excellent setup. I personally am setting up a 75 gallon AGA reef ready tank that was a full blown reef tank at one point. Its going to be a planted aquarium and i love the idea of a sump for many reasons. It keeps things under the tank and allows me to use practically any filtration i want. The sump is minimal, just an empty tank, but im going to fun an FX5 with an aqua ultraviolet sterilizer and another home made "canister" loaded with some eheim material. It's great because i can have all of this under the tank, keep it hidden, and dont have the crazy flow through the tank. Gives places to put heaters and such too. Keeps the tank very clean looking.

animalmgc · 09-06-2009, 04:04 PM

do we have an update on this?

rbarn · 09-19-2009, 12:42 AM

Sorry, guys got a new job in another city so whole project
got put off.

Saved the sump and it's in a closet, so maybe try later after
get moved.

07-10-2009, 08:17 PM	#32 (permalink)
Regloh Algae Farmer (View User Tanks) PTrader: (7/100%) Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Medford, MA Posts: 559	12 inches should be enough I'd say Wow that means that your box is much bigger than I had pictured... In that case (size) I would also hinge the lid... You don't want to have to move that around... more likely to break it. When are you going to drill the bulkheads? Anxious to see it in action __________________ Eheim Pimp #363 - 2213, 2217 Tank journals: 55g, 10g

08-20-2009, 06:45 PM	#33 (permalink)
TwoValveKid Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1/100%) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Suffolk, VA Posts: 5	Excellent setup. I personally am setting up a 75 gallon AGA reef ready tank that was a full blown reef tank at one point. Its going to be a planted aquarium and i love the idea of a sump for many reasons. It keeps things under the tank and allows me to use practically any filtration i want. The sump is minimal, just an empty tank, but im going to fun an FX5 with an aqua ultraviolet sterilizer and another home made "canister" loaded with some eheim material. It's great because i can have all of this under the tank, keep it hidden, and dont have the crazy flow through the tank. Gives places to put heaters and such too. Keeps the tank very clean looking. __________________ What to do today...Reef tank or Planted?

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07-10-2009, 07:48 PM	#31 (permalink)
rbarn Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 364	Scale is little deceptive in pic. each of those channels is 12 inches high. Could have made them little higher, but this also worked out nice using scraps I had left over too. Sump is going to be on other side of wall out in garage in custom "equipment" box. All the room I need for hinged lid.

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animalmgc Newbie (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego Ca Posts: 3	do we have an update on this?

09-19-2009, 12:42 AM	#35 (permalink)
rbarn Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 364	Sorry, guys got a new job in another city so whole project got put off. Saved the sump and it's in a closet, so maybe try later after get moved.

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