Show your sump setup!!
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tzabor10
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36” Trigger platinum sump with fleece roller
Reef Octo 250-int with recirculating lid for a CO2 reactor, which also needs a desiccating reactor to keep the media dry.
Dual 600W heaters with a Helio controller
GFO reactor
Carbon realtor
HOB large Refugium
GRO Refugium light
Dual COR-15 return pumps
Trigger 5 gallon RODI reservoir
Tunze 3155 Osmolator
Icecap 250 magnetic Kalk reactor
DOS putting in 2 part
Been working on the wire and hose mess.
120 gallon display
Reef Octo 250-int with recirculating lid for a CO2 reactor, which also needs a desiccating reactor to keep the media dry.
Dual 600W heaters with a Helio controller
GFO reactor
Carbon realtor
HOB large Refugium
GRO Refugium light
Dual COR-15 return pumps
Trigger 5 gallon RODI reservoir
Tunze 3155 Osmolator
Icecap 250 magnetic Kalk reactor
DOS putting in 2 part
Been working on the wire and hose mess.
120 gallon display
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
Man I must say, there is a lot going on in this picture lol.36” Trigger platinum sump with fleece roller
Reef Octo 250-int with recirculating lid for a CO2 reactor, which also needs a desiccating reactor to keep the media dry.
Dual 600W heaters with a Helio controller
GFO reactor
Carbon realtor
HOB large Refugium
GRO Refugium light
Dual COR-15 return pumps
Trigger 5 gallon RODI reservoir
Tunze 3155 Osmolator
Icecap 250 magnetic Kalk reactor
DOS putting in 2 part
Been working on the wire and hose mess.
120 gallon display
tzabor10
Valuable Member
It takes a lot. Asked over and over, is this all good before ordering. Then found out the skimmer is too big and almost no one has experience with fleece rollers. HOB fuge was not my first choice
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
I understand. I'll be honest, I don't understand fleece rollers. I've got one that just sits there and collects dust because I prefer a filter sock tbh. But I must say, I am very impressed with the amount of tech and complexity you have in the small space. Any chance you have a full tank shot you can share?
tzabor10
Valuable Member
Fleece rollers are awesome when working correctly. The components can be touchy if you yank on any wires. Too much water in the sump and you lose a $25 roll. The do stink a bit as well. Imagine having a filter sock laying out in the air. But the technology is new. I still would choose it over filter socks. Trigger has been VERY helpful.
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
Interesting. Why prefer it over filter socks?
How long do you typically leave things in the acclimation box?
Gill the 3rd
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This is my basement sump for my 300 gallon reef display above. Its just an aqueon petco 75 gallon tank. No baffles, just wide open with a filter roller and protein skimmer and external pump. Refugium is in a separate 20g long above. Super simple setup, extremely easy to maintain and works great.
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
Love the big container. I want to implement something like this in the future.75 gallon
Basement sump
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
Did you have any trouble when drilling the glass on the aqueons?
This is my basement sump for my 300 gallon reef display above. Its just an aqueon petco 75 gallon tank. No baffles, just wide open with a filter roller and protein skimmer and external pump. Refugium is in a separate 20g long above. Super simple setup, extremely easy to maintain and works great.
Gill the 3rd
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Not on the larger ones, they are pretty easy to drill. Ive drilled many 10, 20, 40, 75 and 180 gallon aqueon tanks. The only ones I had trouble with are the 10 gallon because the glass is so thin that it can crack if you put too much pressure.
dangles
Valuable Member
My Tideline 36 sump (roughly 40 gallons) for my 120 gallon 4x2x2 tank.
So far I’m only running a ClariSea SK3000 G3 filter roller for export, but I just started the tank last week. I’ll soon be starting up a refugium, and I have a protein skimmer on standby if I need it.
I had originally planned to run dual return pumps, with one running through a manifold, and the other running through UV. I combined both returns into one and am now just running a single return pump.
tzabor10
Valuable Member
For the roller, I like being able to leave it for a month or two before changing. That makes weeklong vacations easier for my tank sitters. I also like less maintenance for me.
This is my first acclimation box. It is hideous and ugly. I would like to keep the Desjarnin Sailfin there three weeks. But know I will give in at ten days. So interesting to see how the fish investigate the new tank mates. I hope it works
tzabor10
Valuable Member
Love the plank autofeeder
My Tideline 36 sump (roughly 40 gallons) for my 120 gallon 4x2x2 tank.
So far I’m only running a ClariSea SK3000 G3 filter roller for export, but I just started the tank last week. I’ll soon be starting up a refugium, and I have a protein skimmer on standby if I need it.
I had originally planned to run dual return pumps, with one running through a manifold, and the other running through UV. I combined both returns into one and am now just running a single return pump.
Troylee
all about the diy!!!!!
Clean setup! Nice work!
My Tideline 36 sump (roughly 40 gallons) for my 120 gallon 4x2x2 tank.
So far I’m only running a ClariSea SK3000 G3 filter roller for export, but I just started the tank last week. I’ll soon be starting up a refugium, and I have a protein skimmer on standby if I need it.
I had originally planned to run dual return pumps, with one running through a manifold, and the other running through UV. I combined both returns into one and am now just running a single return pump.
- Running Clarisea SK5000 Gen 3. Works exceptionally well. A bit of a pain when first learning how to change out the mat. But now can do quickly.
- Reef Octopus 200-INT skimmer
- Ecotech L2 for return pump.
- Ecotech M2 for UV pump. UV returns back into the sump right before the return chamber so water is not recycled through the sterilizer.
- Innovative Marine Helio PTC 1000w heater (BEST heater I have ever owned!!)
- Neptune ATO
- BRS CO2 scrubber
Tank 6x2x2 Peninsula
Vette67
Reefing since 1997
I’m a big fan of the basement sump, if you can pull it off. Mine is a wide open (no baffles) Rubbermaid 150 gallon stock tank. Everything external. I ran a 3” external PVC manifold for my external pumps and external skimmer. With a basement setup, you don’t have to worry whether or not your equipment is too big. Or too noisy. I love seeing others that have done the basement sump thing.
TheGrimReeferTx
Active Member
I very much agree. I love that with these totes you can easily go large with the sump and you avoid a lot of issues with under stand sumps.I’m a big fan of the basement sump, if you can pull it off. Mine is a wide open (no baffles) Rubbermaid 150 gallon stock tank. Everything external. I ran a 3” external PVC manifold for my external pumps and external skimmer. With a basement setup, you don’t have to worry whether or not your equipment is too big. Or too noisy. I love seeing others that have done the basement sump thing.
Too bad I live in an area where basements don't exist.
