Sump on side rather than under

[Kipp's Corals]

Placed my sump and noted that I won't have enough clearance to properly maintain once the tank is filled.
Can I place the sump on the side? If your sump is on the side can you post your plumbing set up? I will be using a HOB overflow.

 

[gbru316]

No problem at all. You can place your sump wherever you want. Beside, under, in front, behind... I've even seen them placed in basements while the tank is upstairs, or in garages when the tank is indoors.

Your only limitation is how far you can pump water and that's a problem easily solved with money.

 

[Big Smelly fish]

Gbur316 pretty much covered it. I have nothing I could add.

 

[Kipp's Corals]

No problem at all. You can place your sump wherever you want. Beside, under, in front, behind... I've even seen them placed in basements while the tank is upstairs, or in garages when the tank is indoors.

Your only limitation is how far you can pump water and that's a problem easily solved with money.

The sump will be directly to the side, i'm guessing I have to have a return powerful enough to make up for any head pressure I create. Should the HOB have a higher GPH also?

 

[gbru316]

The sump will be directly to the side, i'm guessing I have to have a return powerful enough to make up for any head pressure I create.

Determine your desired sump flow rate, then calculate head pressure, then choose a pump that hits the sum of the two.

Should the HOB have a higher GPH also?

I'd run the same calculation as above for the overflow if I were placing it any distance away from the tank so I made sure the plumbing could handle it. But for directly adjacent it shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Kipp's Corals]

Should the HOB have a higher GPH also?

Determine your desired sump flow rate, then calculate head pressure, then choose a pump that hits the sum of the two.



I'd run the same calculation as above for the overflow if I were placing it any distance away from the tank so I made sure the plumbing could handle it. But for directly adjacent it shouldn't be an issue.

thank you so much!

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

The sump will be directly to the side, i'm guessing I have to have a return powerful enough to make up for any head pressure I create. Should the HOB have a higher GPH also?

Utilize flexible pvc so you won't lose any of that pressure on 90° and 45° fittings

 

[Duncan62]

Placed my sump and noted that I won't have enough clearance to properly maintain once the tank is filled.
Can I place the sump on the side? If your sump is on the side can you post your plumbing set up? I will be using a HOB overflow.

Yes the sump will function as long as the waterlevel is lower than the display. Enough difference for water to run downhill.

 

[fish farmer]

Placed my sump and noted that I won't have enough clearance to properly maintain once the tank is filled.
Can I place the sump on the side? If your sump is on the side can you post your plumbing set up? I will be using a HOB overflow.

I like using a mix of hard plumbing, soft tubing, threaded barb fittings and unions to get it where I want it.

Left overflow and return hidden along back of counter top, then into sump.



Return and overflow lines. I like to have a valve on my return in case I need to cut back flow if the pump is too powerful for the overflow.

 

[jft]

Can we see other side sump photos for larger tanks? I need to plumb a 125 gallon tank. Will cube sumps work, What size and brand, Thanks.

 

[jft]

Nobody Has a sump placed to side of Tank?

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Nobody Has a sump placed to side of Tank?

No I've definitely thought about it for one bigger than the tank and stand, but it's actually never came to happen yet, how about you?

 

[jft]

No I've definitely thought about it for one bigger than the tank and stand, but it's actually never came to happen yet, how about you?

No went with canisters and Hangon skimmer, tank is doing great.