Deciding on Sump!! Help!

[Joeganja]

I'm debating on getting the Eshopps Refugium R-100 3rd generation for my 90 gallon mixed reef. Any thoughts?

 

[LE0]

should look into elite aquatics or synergy reef they make high quality sumps. Also, you can contact them here on R2R if you have any questions or want a custom sump.

 

[Joeganja]

should look into elite aquatics or synergy reef they make high quality sumps. Also, you can contact them here on R2R if you have any questions or want a custom sump.

Thanks but I just ordered this right now it caught my eye and I like the design and synergy is out of my budget

 

[steve&mari]

Suppose to be a nice sump

 

[DVaDeR77]

Have you looked at their advanced 100 sump very nice looking. Little more but not much and return is in front and has a media rack. Just a thought.

 

[steelheader.262]

Trigger Systems look great, but dont know to much about them.
I see them at my LFS.

 

[hipower]

I went from a R-100 to the ADV-100 because my Ecotech M1 wouldn't fit in the R-100

 

[DVaDeR77]

Let's see a pic of that Adv 100

 

[Bruce Burnett]

First figure out the equipment you are going to use, return pump, skimmer and make sure the sump holds it. I don't have a refugium but I use a glass tank and put my own partitions in it.

 

[Wombat]

Easy and cheap to make your own sump. I am all thumbs so when I say east it's easy. Get the biggest aquarium you can fit in your stand under the main aquarium. For my 90 I had a 40 gallon. Measure the inside, and go to Lowes and have them cut glass just a tad narrower. They have all sorts of choice. Use the glass to make baffles, and place them where you want. Silicone in place. Here is a picture of how I modded a tank to hide all the intakes and heaters to have an anemone safe tank.

 

[Reeferdude500]

+1 on the Adv-100 just got mine for a 75 gal last week. ...I really like the design. ..hope its as quite as they say

 

[Joeganja]

+1 on the Adv-100 just got mine for a 75 gal last week. ...I really like the design. ..hope its as quite as they say

Pics?

 

[Reeferdude500]

Still in the box. ...hoping to start my tank up this weekend! I will unbox it tomorrow and take a few for you! I liked the built in holders and float valve..i will feed my ato line to it as well as have a pressure switch for the ato controller....but it's just a little reassurance

 

[hipower]

The ADV-100 is quite! My overflow needs work as that is the noisy part

 

[Reeferdude500]

The ADV-100 is quite! My overflow needs work as that is the noisy part

What kind of overflow?

 

[hipower]

What kind of overflow?

I was going to use a Hofer over flow but it wasn't flowing fast enough, I have the parts to do a Durso tomorrow. but for tonight I'm just running it with a short piece of open pipe to do a leak test. (My return pump is waaay to powerful!)

 

[Reeferdude500]

I too will be running a durso....keep me posted on how that works out please. ...

 

[hipower]

I will be posting a build thread soon! (I promise!)

 

[Joshky]

I just purchased the Tideline 36 by Trigger Systems for my 80g, it'll be in Thursday. It's everything I wanted for a great price, costs a bit more than your Eshopps though.

 

[shred5]

should look into elite aquatics or synergy reef they make high quality sumps. Also, you can contact them here on R2R if you have any questions or want a custom sump.

I agree they are more functional.
Premium Aquatics carries the Elite aquatics sumps.