Reef of Fillory
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Hi everyone,
I am thinking of trying to make a DIY acrylic sump for my biocube 32G. I am thinking of the dimensions of 17" x 16" [or slightly larger one direction] because this will fit in my sump while allowing room for my Triton element bottles.
I currently use my stand for housing a Reef Angel controller, doser [on a bracket/shelf] and a 5 gallon bucket for topoff water.
I am hoping to use this sump as a large refugium to negate the need for regular water changes [using Triton method].
My question is how large of a skimmer [if any] would/might I need to leave space for in the sump?
I have thought up a 17" long by 4" wide section, cut in half with one side being the drain, and the other side being the return section. The drain side will flow over to a refugium section. If I don't leave room for a skimmer compartment, the refugium could be 12" by 15", or approximately 15 gallon refugium.
If I cut this main section to allow a skimmer section, I might be able to do a 8"x8" section for the skimmer + a top-off reservoir going 4" x 8". This would allow a top off of ~1.5gallons built into the sump as well as a 12" x 9" refugium ~5.5 Gallons
The return section of the sump [at 8" x 4" x 6"] would be around 3/4 of a gallon... I don't know if that's enough water to allow some wiggle room if not topped off within a pretty tight tolerance
I was thinking something like:
Drain level: 14 or 16"
Refugium: 12 or 14"
Skimmer: 8 or 10" [it seems most in-sump skimmers recommend a 6.5-9" range, but I could always put the skimmer on an appropriately sized stand]
Return: 6 or 7"
Top-off section: 12"
I also would prefer to not drill the biocube, and am interested in if anyone knows of some of the more bulletproof methods to overflow without drilling?
I would [for now] plan to keep the false wall on the main tank, and have the return come up and directly to the biocube return nozzle
Any feedback/input would be greatly appreciated!
I am thinking of trying to make a DIY acrylic sump for my biocube 32G. I am thinking of the dimensions of 17" x 16" [or slightly larger one direction] because this will fit in my sump while allowing room for my Triton element bottles.
I currently use my stand for housing a Reef Angel controller, doser [on a bracket/shelf] and a 5 gallon bucket for topoff water.
I am hoping to use this sump as a large refugium to negate the need for regular water changes [using Triton method].
My question is how large of a skimmer [if any] would/might I need to leave space for in the sump?
I have thought up a 17" long by 4" wide section, cut in half with one side being the drain, and the other side being the return section. The drain side will flow over to a refugium section. If I don't leave room for a skimmer compartment, the refugium could be 12" by 15", or approximately 15 gallon refugium.
If I cut this main section to allow a skimmer section, I might be able to do a 8"x8" section for the skimmer + a top-off reservoir going 4" x 8". This would allow a top off of ~1.5gallons built into the sump as well as a 12" x 9" refugium ~5.5 Gallons
The return section of the sump [at 8" x 4" x 6"] would be around 3/4 of a gallon... I don't know if that's enough water to allow some wiggle room if not topped off within a pretty tight tolerance
I was thinking something like:
Drain level: 14 or 16"
Refugium: 12 or 14"
Skimmer: 8 or 10" [it seems most in-sump skimmers recommend a 6.5-9" range, but I could always put the skimmer on an appropriately sized stand]
Return: 6 or 7"
Top-off section: 12"
I also would prefer to not drill the biocube, and am interested in if anyone knows of some of the more bulletproof methods to overflow without drilling?
I would [for now] plan to keep the false wall on the main tank, and have the return come up and directly to the biocube return nozzle
Any feedback/input would be greatly appreciated!
