Aio tank with a sump anyone have one

[reeferphil89]

Looking for Ppl with a aio (all in one) tank with a sump looking for ideas

 

[Reefer's Paradise]

Are you asking if drilling is an option? I currently have a 30g JBJ AIO I'm considering drilling and adding a sump.

 

[BlueRay33]

I just finished setting up my JBJ 45 with a Tunze overflow into a sump/fuge. You won't be able to drill your tank if it's tempered glass.

 

[Reefer's Paradise]

Very true. Before anything you must check your tank to see if it's tempered glass! It'll shatter into a million pieces if you try to drill it as tempered. You can always use an HOB overflow siphoned into a sump but always need to worry about if siphon breaks and you're not around to fix it...
If bottom is tempered check backside of tank and can always drill that for a gravity fed overflow

 

[reeferphil89]

I have the fusion 10g I don't plan on drilling it an I also have a diy overflow I made from pvc just wondering how other ppl are doing it

 

[rajkovich207]

I have a biocube 29 with a sump, put a cpr nano overflow in the last chamber and cut the hood a bit to accommodate it.

 

[reeferphil89]

I have a biocube 29 with a sump, put a cpr nano overflow in the last chamber and cut the hood a bit to accommodate it.

Now I have the overflow part covered how do you have your return going back into your tank is it going straight into your display or back threw the return chamber threw the main hole

 

[rajkovich207]

I made one of those before, didn't work real well just a heads up. I ran the return hose out the back of the stand, up the the aquarium into the canopy and I actually zip tied it to the right angle on the back side of the return outlet in the display. If that doesn't make sense I can try to grab a pic of it when I get off work

 

[reeferphil89]

Yeah that's what I'm little nervous about it not picking up the siphon after a power out I wish I had more room for a back up drain pipe I'll take a pic of the back of the tank maybe I can have one in the first chamber then the safety drain in the second cheer and yeah I kinda get it but yeah send a pic

 

[ITreeferVA]

cut a small 1/4 hole at the bend going over the tank and put 1/4 tubing in it connected to a qualifier pump that way if the power goes out the pump will bring back the syphon worked for me until I drilled the overflow

 

[rajkovich207]

You are definitely going to have to prime it in the event of a power outage. Not the easiest thing to do. With the standard hang on type overflow they use baffles to prevent syphon breakage of the drain tube.
You know what I was mistaken it's the eshopps overflow
http://premiumaquatics.com/products...FVNZge8O64cc_2hSkLPekX5gRHX3IFGD2EaAiJe8P8HAQ
Might be worth the $45 to you. I can say though I'm not getting 200gph from it, maybe 100.

 

[reeferphil89]

cut a small 1/4 hole at the bend going over the tank and put 1/4 tubing in it connected to a qualifier pump that way if the power goes out the pump will bring back the syphon worked for me until I drilled the overflow

That's what I think I'm going to have to do is use that pump thanks

 

[reeferphil89]

You are definitely going to have to prime it in the event of a power outage. Not the easiest thing to do. With the standard hang on type overflow they use baffles to prevent syphon breakage of the drain tube.
You know what I was mistaken it's the eshopps overflow
http://premiumaquatics.com/products...FVNZge8O64cc_2hSkLPekX5gRHX3IFGD2EaAiJe8P8HAQ
Might be worth the $45 to you. I can say though I'm not getting 200gph from it, maybe 100.

I already looked at them I thought about getting one but there to overflow box is to big by a inch so I would have to get a custom one made

 

[rajkovich207]

What are you putting this in?

 

[XocyrusX]

I have a IM 30GL with a CPR Overflow... Using it has a display frag system. Had the sump custom built with matching ATO to match the stand... My angler is in the IM 10G LPS frag tank in the middle... Love this more than the 150 I just tore down.

 

[XocyrusX]

This is the sump setup off the CPR. A float switch controls the exchange between the 10G and the sump so everything is all connected...

 

[saltyphish]

I have a biocube 29 with a sump, put a cpr nano overflow in the last chamber and cut the hood a bit to accommodate it.

@rajkovich207 Please share a photo of this. I have been interested in doing something similar. Thanks.

 

[rajkovich207]

Hopefully this loads correctly, please excuse the mess and salt creep lol.
So the overflow sits in chamber three, I clipped out part of the chamber divider to correctly skim the water surface. The clear line you see is the syphon line, the green is the return. A 90° elbow comes with the bc29, I rotated it upside down and pressed the return over it (I think it's 5/8 line, tight fit but some muscle and warm water to soften the tube did the trick) and threw a zip tie on for safe measure. If you look at the bottom of the pic you can just make out the stock return nozel where the water returns to the tank. Hth!

 

[reeferphil89]

What are you putting this in?

A 10g nuvo fusion

 

[reeferphil89]

Hopefully this loads correctly, please excuse the mess and salt creep lol.
So the overflow sits in chamber three, I clipped out part of the chamber divider to correctly skim the water surface. The clear line you see is the syphon line, the green is the return. A 90° elbow comes with the bc29, I rotated it upside down and pressed the return over it (I think it's 5/8 line, tight fit but some muscle and warm water to soften the tube did the trick) and threw a zip tie on for safe measure. If you look at the bottom of the pic you can just make out the stock return nozel where the water returns to the tank. Hth!

Yeah the pics helped thanks! I plan on doing some work to it this weekend I'll post some pics