How many pumps in your sump?

[LuisPerez711]

@LuisPerez711 Can you share some pictures of how you are running your reactors of the main pumps? Thanks

Nothing crazy. I had a manifold but it took up too much space..at least to me it did. I now just have the return tee'd off and a half inch soft hose to supply both the reactor and the refugium.

 

[Sean Clark]

Nothing crazy. I had a manifold but it took up too much space..at least to me it did. I now just have the return tee'd off and a half inch soft hose to supply both the reactor and the refugium.

I like the way you kept it tight along the back glass.

 

[LuisPerez711]

I like the way you kept it tight along the back glass.

Thanks. My OCD would torture me if it wasn't haha

 

[1fastfxr]

I have 2.

1. Return pump
2. Skimmer pump

I plumbed a manifold into the return to save the need for more pumps, thus creating unneeded heat. If you count an ato pump, I will have 3 very shortly. Here's some pic's of the sump as I was setting it up.

 

[Hydrored]

Dual return pumps, skimmer, mp10

 

[G Santana]

Skimmer pump, on a timer
UV pump used intermittently

I have a manifold to run my Scrubber and phosphate reactor. My goal was to always minimize the number of pumps by utilizing the manifold to limit electric use and additional heat

 

[-XENOMORPH-]

Skimmer and return pump. Mini wave maker in sump by biomedia.

 

[air_run]

Return and skimmer.
The return is equipped to a manifold for multiple uses

This what I do as well. My return pump runs (3) media reactors, a chiller and a UV sterilizer.

 

[EugeneVan]

Skimmer
UV
Return

 

[Yazannreef]

Lost count of how many pumps I have under there. Last time I checked was 6 haha.
Skimmer/ATO/return/uv/ GFO/ Carbon

 

[TroyClark]

1 Return pump
1 Skimmer
1 pump for Turf Scrubber
1 pump for dual reactor with GFO and carbon
1 pump for dual reactor with bio pellets
1 pump feeding external bucket chaeto refugium
1 pump ATO in separate top off water container.

Seriously considering getting a larger pump to feed the reactors, the chaeto container and the turf scrubber to cut down on cords and save room in my sump.

 

[outhouse]

1 skimmer external, return pump external, water change pump external. only my Ca reactor is internal with a little maxijet

 

[X-37B]

Return pump
Skimmer
Media reactor
Calcium reactor

 

[Uzidaisies]

Pfft, next you’ll be asking about the wasket in my basket. I don’t have a sump right now.

 

[zdstrong]

4 pumps total

2 cor pumps plumbed for UV and return
Then small pump in torq media reactor and pump in my Red Sea skimmer.

all this occupies 24”x24” footprint

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Three for me:
Main return, Manifold: UV & reactor(s) also can double as backup return and skimmer.

Also a small powerhead.

 

[mdb_talon]

I have three DC pumps. Pump 1 feeds three large frag tanks. Pump 2 feeds the same exact tanks, but is on separate power breaker. Pump 3 feeds media reactor(and uv when i rarely run it).

 

[Delloman]

4
Return
Skimmer
Conductivity probe with sps best apex upgrade there is.
Cheato spinner
Had to edit the post I forgot the 12 dosing pumps that go into sump

 

[ReefRondo]

Tank 1
2x Vectra S2 returns
1x Deltec skimmer
1x tunze turbelle

Tank 2
1x Cor 20 return
1x Cor 15 UV
1x Redsea skimmer

Tank 3
1x TMC return
1x Skimz skimmer
1x tunze turbelle
1x Eheim compact 600 carbon reactor

Tank 4
1x TMC return
1x Nyos skinmer

 

[maroun.c]

2 return pumps to DT (one is a external and used as backup when main pump fails)
2 return pumps to frag tanks and other display tank in basement
2 pumps to chillers
2 pumps to UV filters
4 pumps to 2 carbon and 2 phosphate reactors
1 pump to biopellets reactor
1 pump feeding skimmer
1 pump feeding ca reactor 3rd venting
reactor