Stump on my sump..

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

Ok.... Hoping to get some salty water running thru this Savvy....but first before that can't happen yet. I need some input on this sump I have. I trying to determine what compartment the skimmer and the return pump will be placed. From the pictures on the left is where I think the filter socks will go along with the skimmer. The next area would be the refug then thru the bubble trap dividers then to the far right would be the return. That's my thought.,....so what's your thought? Just doesn't seem right for some reason.

saltyfish · May 15, 2014

What is the water height in that first chamber? My concern would be to much water depth for the skimmer. The return section looks pretty large also. What are the dimensions and what size tank is this for?

KSzegi · May 15, 2014

It looks like to me that your sump is set up for the return to be in the middle section ..... with the fuge on the left and the skimmer on the right the way it sits in the pic.

Paul C. · May 15, 2014

KSzegi said:
It looks like to me that your sump is set up for the return to be in the middle section ..... with the fuge on the left and the skimmer on the right the way it sits in the pic.

+1^

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

Overall dim is 18"x40". The first chamber is is 13" deep before the water starts to roll thru the next chamber.
Guess I haven't seen this type of setup with the return in the middle. It also has probe holders in this smaller section.
This sump is for my 120gal Reef Savvy setup.
How does the fuge area get flow thru it? Anyone have any links showing water flow and setup for this style? The overflow is Reef Savvy 1500 overflow setup.
Thanks!

Paul C. · May 15, 2014

Your tank have a single or dual drain line? If its a single, u can split it and feed both sections. You will want a ball or gate valve on the fugue side to adjust the flow going into it. If its a dual drain, one for each side works. Or, split your return line, again with a valve, and feed the fugue from the return line.

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

This reef savvy has a dual drain setup. So I'm guessing 80% of the flow should go thru my "right" side where the skimmer will be placed. The left side fuge I would put a ball valve to control flow. Correct?

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

Let me post some additional pictures of the rest of the setup.

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

Ok here they are....DRUM ROLL..... B-)
This tank will be a SPS tank with lots of swimming room for the new home owners. Going the dry rock on this one. I have 3 large pieces that will set the stage for explosion of color.

Going T5 for lighting with the ATI 8 bulb setup. Very large sump will be the heart of the tank. (2) MP-40's will give all the motion for the corals. Ok done with the talk...Here comes the pictures. :-bd

Love this overflow box....The slot on the bottom is the return. No lines or hoses or wires going in this tank will be seen..

The front of my stand will cased with black marble with white veining. (Italy) pictures to come on this.

More to come very soon....
Let me know what you think. I will be interfacing this into my current Apex setup. Details for that coming soon. I will be tying into my calcium reactor also.

jschultzbass · May 15, 2014

Very nice! my suggestion is to feed the fuge with your return pump. This way way you won't get any air bubbles flowing into your fuge causing salt creep. This is an annoyance I currently have.

Paul C. · May 15, 2014

Great looking set up. Good point about the air bubbles jschultzbass. Didn't see a bubble trap on the fugue side, so air bubbles could get into the return side, and up into the display.

How big of a return pump are you planning on?

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

I have a Eheim 1262 for it.

Paul C. · May 15, 2014

Rated at 900 gph. I would say splitting the the return and a valve for the fugue feed would be the way to go.

If u wanted to get tricky, split one of the drains with a valve to feed the fugue side with the remainder going into the skimmer side. With 900 gph, if u put say 200 of that back into the fugue your only going to run 700 gph through your system. Im not a SPS guy, is that enough flow for the tank?

Bubblewood · May 15, 2014

I like that idea of splitting one of the drains. One would go 100% to the skimmer portion and the other one I could split 50/50. That way the fuge would get "fed" directly from the tank prior to going thru filer socks
Great ideas!

Paul C. · May 15, 2014

Exactly. Plus being able to fine tune the amount the fuge gets is pretty important.

saltyfish · May 15, 2014

With that type of setup, I normally split the return line to feed the refugium. I just like the water to go through the filter socks before going into the refugium, but I've seen it done both ways.

joekidwell · May 15, 2014

Bubblewood said:
Ok.... Hoping to get some salty water running thru this Savvy....but first before that can't happen yet. I need some input on this sump I have. I trying to determine what compartment the skimmer and the return pump will be placed. From the pictures on the left is where I think the filter socks will go along with the skimmer. The next area would be the refug then thru the bubble trap dividers then to the far right would be the return. That's my thought.,....so what's your thought? Just doesn't seem right for some reason.

My fuge is set up like this but to solve the left side being too deep for the skimmer I set a plastic box in there for my skimmer to sit on so I would be able to have left to right flow over the refugium.

Bubblewood · May 16, 2014

So today I picked up my custom brushed Stainless Steel brackets to go over the "Savvy". My friend is welder and is awesome with metal!
I designed these brackets to be 90% concealed. I wanted to give the "floating in air look". They will mount on the back of the tank stand framing. They will protrude from the back over the top of the tank to support the ATI light fixture. I didn't want the light to be attached to the ceiling. Since its a "Savvy" tank...must have a Savvy bracket. hahah.

The light will be supported by a removable SS bar that rests in a "ditch" to prevent it from rolling. So here's some pictures of the bracket.

The weekend work load will be wiring up a dedicated breaker in my electrical box for this tank. Get all the plumbing wrapped up. Get the ATO all plumb into the system. Ready set FILL IT UP!!!