Sumps

[Pellco]

When showing off your show tank , do you make your sump part of the show?

 

[ndrwater]

Only if they ask... Other reefers always do.. the uninitiated are usually in awe of the tank and its inhabitants and aren't concerned with the nuts and bolts...

 

[Goodair]

Only if they ask... Other reefers always do.. the uninitiated are usually in awe of the tank and its inhabitants and aren't concerned with the nuts and bolts...

I agree^
Unless they have interest in those types of details or have been in the hobby before, most people I know will just see it as confusing or boring. Its like any hobby or trade where people dont appreciate the craftsmanship/details if they dont understand the work thats put behind it.

 

[Hemmdog]

When showing off your show tank , do you make your sump part of the show?

I have visable pods moving around on my macro algae in my fuge, so I show that to kinda explain the whole reef ecosystem of fish waste grows macros, macros feed pods & they reproduce, pods travel into the return and into the tank, pods feed my fish and corals, fish & corals produce waste. Rinse and repeat. Non hobbyists always find that to be the coolest thing ever. Well maybe just the kind of people I chill with lol.

 

[P-Dub]

In person, not unless asked. On this forum, absolutely!

 

[garbled]

I tend to give a tour of the fish room, and might as well show off the sump while in there. Though it's usually uninteresting, because the sumps are on reverse daylight so they are just dark boxes.

 

[P-Dub]

I tend to give a tour of the fish room, and might as well show off the sump while in there. Though it's usually uninteresting, because the sumps are on reverse daylight so they are just dark boxes.

Well, who doesn't like a dark box? Oh, the mysteries of it all...

 

[JasonK84]

I get a whole lot of yawning when I try explains what's going on down there. I still show it anyway cuz I'm proud of it!

 

[FLSharkvictim]

@Pellco - 100% I show off the heart of my system and my mixing station. I currently working on my Apex Electrical panels but I just finished up my mixing station that sits about 20 ft from display., here is a decent pix of it and my brand new sump.

 

[P-Dub]

@Pellco - 100% I show off the heart of my system and my mixing station. I currently working on my Apex Electrical panels but I just finished up my mixing station that sits about 20 ft from display., here is a decent pix of it and my brand new sump.

NICE!!!

 

[FLSharkvictim]

NICE!!!

@P-Dub - MANY THANKS!

 

[FREAKINRICAN69]

@Pellco - 100% I show off the heart of my system and my mixing station. I currently working on my Apex Electrical panels but I just finished up my mixing station that sits about 20 ft from display., here is a decent pix of it and my brand new sump.

Sump looks sweet...

Love the mixing station as well. I need to set something up like so. Are those both 20 gal containers?