Essentials for a sump

[ReeferRookie]

Essentials for a new sump ! Im starting and building a new sump from scraps ive collected (im very poor lol ) its gonna be simple. Itll be the inlet with filter socks going into a refugium into a smaller section with a uv sterilizer. Eventually to a hang on theback of the sump skimmer and then back to the return section. I know that i need a return pump. I dont wanna drill anything so what will i need to get the water to the sump ? Also. How do i transition from the hub filter to the sump without restarting ? All help appreciated

 

[SDguy]

Pass on the UV and any associated sections. A fuge, a return area that doesn't does microbubbles (ie is large enough), and maybe a live rock rubble section, if you have room, IMO, is all you need.

 

[ReeferRookie]

I have the sterilizer it was free so why not use it. I like Crystal clear. Water. Its a 20 gal tank well soon to be sump for a 36 gal bowfront

 

[SDguy]

Mentioning it's for a tiny sump may help in the future

Use it if you have it... I would just run the return line through it though, rather than a dedicated area for it.

 

[ReeferRookie]

Thanks ! I just didnt know if running it before or after the refuge would be better i dont wanna kill the good things in the refuge

 

[SDguy]

So how UV works at killing things is actually very straight forward. Do some research.... distance from bulb, wattage of bulb, and time of contact, all play a role.

 

[ReeferRookie]

True. Maybe ill keep the inline to the tank and then the return to the sump