Sump questions and information building sumps

[Nicknackzz13]

hey yall

so ill be building a sump

and i want to have everything i can possibly NEED for a sump or my tank to keep everything in check
from protein skimmers to reactors, refugiums etc!

So can someone please tell me all the names of the equipment i need for my sump? doesnt matter the size, just need to know all what i need or should get from UV sterilizers, protein skimmer and what type of reactors do i need? and do i need anything else to go into the other different chambers in the sump? please list names of all i need!
ill be using pumps for water flow with adjustable settings, good marine lights and live rock / sand, and ill be keeping coral, anemones and fish in the tank with the sump build! so i need all the info i can get! a list would be fantastic so i can set out and buy!!!



My second question is, we got a essential oil diffuser in our bedroom with a half opened top marine tank, is this okay? theyre not near each other and our room is about 15ft by 13ft



thank you!

 

[FishOfHex]

Before you go buying anything i would recommend you narrow down what you really want to do with your tank. What you need for a fish only tank can be a lot different then a full tech sps build. I put up a beginner guide series if you want to check out it might help out. Best of luck https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlyrWzDlRs-o8wXkbVMIZUd9eYVfo0P-T

 

[Nicknackzz13]

Before you go buying anything i would recommend you narrow down what you really want to do with your tank. What you need for a fish only tank can be a lot different then a full tech sps build. I put up a beginner guide series if you want to check out it might help out. Best of luck https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlyrWzDlRs-o8wXkbVMIZUd9eYVfo0P-T

Yeah ill check it out!

i wanna fish, LPS SPS anemones etc! big tank big sump! etc, so need everything! so i need a list of equipment ill be needing for this and where it goes, sump or tank!

 

[FishOfHex]

As for your sump make sure it can hold the water that will overflow once your main pump is off. Make sure you install check valves in the return lines. I recommend putting main pump alone in its own chamber will several bubble traps before to make sure you do not get any micro bubbles. I personally use a big refugium that takes up most of my sump but that is up to you. I also use a manifold off the main pump that powers all my reactors and external refrigerator for dosing, again that is up to you i find it allows me to free up the apex with not having to use so many pumps. I would say if you are going sps you need to reduce nutrients as much as possible so i big refugium with fast growing macro algae along side with a dual reactors one with GFO and one with Rox. 0.8 carbon changed out monthly. you should also find a skimmer that is rated for double your water volume thats what i have found to work best for me. If you check out the videos you will get a better idea of how i have everything setup.

 

[Nicknackzz13]

As for your sump make sure it can hold the water that will overflow once your main pump is off. Make sure you install check valves in the return lines. I recommend putting main pump alone in its own chamber will several bubble traps before to make sure you do not get any micro bubbles. I personally use a big refugium that takes up most of my sump but that is up to you. I also use a manifold off the main pump that powers all my reactors and external refrigerator for dosing, again that is up to you i find it allows me to free up the apex with not having to use so many pumps. I would say if you are going sps you need to reduce nutrients as much as possible so i big refugium with fast growing macro algae along side with a dual reactors one with GFO and one with Rox. 0.8 carbon changed out monthly. you should also find a skimmer that is rated for double your water volume thats what i have found to work best for me. If you check out the videos you will get a better idea of how i have everything setup.

awesome! so would i need at the start of the sump, a protein skimmer, then uv sterilzer, then goes into the refugium, then into another chamber which sends the water back up and into the tank? or am i forgetting something?


Also any idea if the essential oil diffusers are okay in rooms with half open top tanks?

 

[FishOfHex]

awesome! so would i need at the start of the sump, a protein skimmer, then uv sterilzer, then goes into the refugium, then into another chamber which sends the water back up and into the tank? or am i forgetting something?


Also any idea if the essential oil diffusers are okay in rooms with half open top tanks?

Dont worry about the UV Sterilzier you dont need it. I personally have the water flow into a refugium then waterfall over into the skimmer section then through a couple bubble traps and after returned to the main tank.

 

[Nicknackzz13]

Dont worry about the UV Sterilzier you dont need it. I personally have the water flow into a refugium then waterfall over into the skimmer section then through a couple bubble traps and after returned to the main tank.[/QU



So would i need just a protein skimmer, bubble traps, refugium and then back into the 120Gallon tank?

If i wanted to add reactors and such so i just put them all into the sump? and do i do that as well with UV sterlizers too? basically anything i need goes into the sump? including heater, powerheads go into the tank and thatd be all in the tank? (Other than the sump exit and return plumbing)

 

[FishOfHex]

Check this out to get a better idea of what is needed.

 

[FishOfHex]

 

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[FishOfHex]

You keep heaters in your sump no need for powerheads in a sump. You just need to decide how you want things to be set up. If you want to put everything in the sump you can i personally dont like that thats why i use a manifold.

 

[Nicknackzz13]

okay sweet thanks yall!

anyone know if the essential oil diffuser would be fine in the same room as a open top tank? (Half open)

 

[Nicknackzz13]

You keep heaters in your sump no need for powerheads in a sump. You just need to decide how you want things to be set up. If you want to put everything in the sump you can i personally dont like that thats why i use a manifold.

like your youtube bud, good stuff!

 

[FishOfHex]

like your youtube bud, good stuff!

Thanks man i try to get helpful content out.