Holy price increase!

[Lost in the Sauce]

Fun times. Nothing gets me goin like an aquarium upgrade. Cheers!

This is penciled in After repiping and resumping a RSR250. The stock kit under those is about Terrible.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

This is penciled in After repiping and resumping a RSR250. The stock kit under those is about Terrible.

That’s what I’ve heard too. They don’t leave much wiggle room for customizing. I buy second hand so starting over with new plumbing/bulkheads is a given for me.

Did you need to replace the bulkheads on your rsr to switch to US fittings?

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

That’s what I’ve heard too. They don’t leave much wiggle room for customizing. I buy second hand so starting over with new plumbing/bulkheads is a given for me.

Did you need to replace the bulkheads on your rsr to switch to US fittings?

I will fully rebuild it from inside the overflow down through the sump. The replacement bulkheads are cheaper than the metric to standard pipe fitting available for it.
I was LUCKY enough to pick up the entire system, free of charge from a fellow Marine who had finished his contract and was moving home, the next day. He needed it gone and I was happy to "help" out.

 

[Nick Steele]

Acrylic is a petroleum product. Our raw materials costs are going up almost every week. Then of course there is the shipping. Again, petroleum. A DIY sump kit makes a lot of sense. We have some you may be interested in or we can design one for you. Fraction of the price. >>> https://tenecoraquariums.com/collections/diy-baffle-kits

EDIT: Photos coming soon.

Very interesting never heard of you guys and yeah fraction of the cost!

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I will fully rebuild it from inside the overflow down through the sump. The replacement bulkheads are cheaper than the metric to standard pipe fitting available for it.
I was LUCKY enough to pick up the entire system, free of charge from a fellow Marine who had finished his contract and was moving home, the next day. He needed it gone and I was happy to "help" out.

Legendary

 

[SPS2020]

Okay so I know this is going all over the world right now withprices going up but dang the sump (trigger 34) I was looking at for a future build went from $430 to $520.

Even more of a reason to go diy now. Difference before would’ve been about $200 and now it’s $300 which in my mind doesn’t make a premade sump more worth while. 40 breeder sump here I come!

Sorry not one to rant but this one hit me hard!

$467 today at BRS

Sapphire Sump 34

Why does BRS recommend this? Trigger Systems has been making sumps for quite some time now and they have won us over with their attention to detail, practical designs and overall aesthetic appeal. With the ability to modify the sump to your needs with adjustable water levels, interchangeable...

www.bulkreefsupply.com

Also, I would recommend calling Trigger directly, I got mine as a scratch and dent for around $325

 

[Tamberav]

I have a DIY 40 breeder sump. The 40 breeder was $50 and the glass was $40 + a tube of silicone. Done.

 

[doubleshot00]

Well apparently you used to get yellow tangs for $40 according to every yellow tang post.

 

[JachPot]

Fiji cube makes a pretty solid 40 breeder conversion kit for a sump. From what I'm reading is the 60 breeder is the same width. So you'd be able to convert it with the same kit.

Fiji Cube Sump Baffle Kit - 40 Gallon Breeder

This DIY sump kit is designed to convert a 40 gallon breeder glass aquarium tank into a fully functional sump. Please see this sump baffle DIY build thread here. Features: Integrated filter sock holders that can hold three 4” filter bags Filter sock silencers to lower the noises caused by water...

www.fijicube.com

But at that point you're getting near the cost of a prebuilt

 

[Lost in the Sauce]

But at that point you're getting near the cost of a prebuilt

Maybe near the cost of a 30g sump.

I don't know of any prebuilt, in that footprint/volume near the price point. If you do, let us know.

 

[Karen00]

I'm of the mind now that if I see something that I need/want (or might need in future) and the price seems decent I buy it because it more than likely won't be a decent price even a month or two down the road. That's how volatile things are. The saying "you snooze you lose" definitely applies nowadays. :-(

 

[JachPot]

Maybe near the cost of a 30g sump.

I don't know of any prebuilt, in that footprint/volume near the price point. If you do, let us know.

I'm not sure how much water volume you'd actually have with this setup? You're right though, for the $400 ish you get quite a bit more volume. I was just thinking about the amount of open space you get to work with.