40 Breeder sump.. It's a masterpiece.

Josh Bayne · Oct 16, 2015

Woudent be hard go do since it's acrylic, but there is few places I can put it. Just don't know if I will continue to use my stick style heater or do with the neotherm

BirmJam · Oct 16, 2015

What is the purpose of the small area next to the filter socks in the first compartment?

Josh Bayne · Oct 16, 2015

For watter supply from the tank. Water will flow into there, up and then fall down the filters socks to keep plumbing out of the way for easy changing.

flounder · Oct 16, 2015

Are you doing DBS or fuge in the 2nd chamber?

afamousjohnson · Oct 16, 2015

Looks sick main. Great job.

Dont you love when you finish up and look at it and are like - dang....... Im good lol.

Just finished a pretty sick 40b sump a bit ago also. So nice getting everything out of the way.

Also wondering on chamber before return - fuge -qt area - frag and extra space area?
Putting a strip of say 1/2" acrylic along sides or on baffles front to back in that chamber to use as bracing to set a rack(eggcrate) on later might be a thinking ahead idea to add. Did it in mine - actually did a couple - 1 splitting to make 1/2 fuge 1/2 frags and the sides for setting rack on. Works swell

Josh Bayne · Oct 19, 2015

Not s bad idea so split th the fuge for a frag rack kinda?

Thst area in front of everything the small 6*6 space will be where all my plumbing flows into. It will then travel up and over into the filters Oct sock section, down the socks out to the skimmer, and reactors, over to the fuge then return. I can draw it up and post my plans if u like to help understand

Singlefin · Oct 19, 2015

If you're not putting sand in the section next to the return pump, you might want to consider removing the first baffle so the water flows at an angle top to bottom. Bottom will get stagnant.

alexreef · Oct 24, 2015

I am going to be starting my 40g breeder sump build next week. I love what you did in the first chamber to keep the pipes out of the way. If anyone has any suggestion for me on how to make a more efficient as well as practical sump please help me out by sharing. I am new to the hobby "learning progress"... Thanks