Show Off Your Sumps!

[SueAubu]

Well, all day researching and studying your pics. Here's my sump plan for the 500 monster tank going in. I have a bunch equipment to work with, 1 29 g actual sump, 1 18g actual sump, a 2 90g tanks, 1 55g tank, 2 120g tanks. 3 octo skimmers of different sizes. Dosing pumps and 4, total ATO pumps.

I am tech stoopid and like @VintageReefer 's plan of crypto fuge w/ algae vs gadgets/mechanical.

Here's my plan. Advice??

 

[SueAubu]

I feel so inadequate....

 

[aquadise]

Mine. I just modify it a bit to add a refugium section.

 

[VB313]

Whoaaaa 4 dos!? Explain please

 

[VB313]

Work in progress should be up and running in a week or so…cubby hole will eventually hold all electronics with with glass doors

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Work in progress should be up and running in a week or so…cubby hole will eventually hold all electronics with with glass doors

I like the orange PVC with the schedule 80. Looks good

 

[Peair]

I seen another thread with only one reply. Show me your sump set up, bonus points for explaining the sections and what they’re for!

Do you have a refugium? Sand bed? What kind of bio media? What kind of sponge?

Looking to make an inspirational thread for myself and others looking into sump creation!

I got a crowded sump, you name it I got it, I even got an algae scrubber in the back.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Work in progress should be up and running in a week or so…cubby hole will eventually hold all electronics with with glass doors

Can't wait to see it finished!

 

[420reefing]

Work in progress should be up and running in a week or so…cubby hole will eventually hold all electronics with with glass doors

dang you got thousands just in gate valves lol. Beautiful set up

 

[VB313]

dang you got thousands just in gate valves lol. Beautiful set up

Nah wasn’t that bad https://maxx-supply.com/3-4-gate-valve/

 

[jonelder68]

Mines not operational yet and is currently a mess! Still a work in progress. Also not sure it’s what your looking for as it’s a “sump room”/basement

Took a note from past experience and am a big fan of natural filtration with macro algae’s. So primary drain splits between tanks. The left (20L tank) will house variety of macros then return to first chamber of main sump. Main 60 breeder sump first chamber will house chaeto and maybe another variety or two that love to tumble.

Second chamber is heaters, skimmer, probes, and probably dosing location for Randy’s 3 part balling supplementing kalk once its demand is surpassed.

Third chamber will be return pump with apex level sensor and avast auto feeder tied into return pump. Hopefully it will work how I’m hoping? Along with Avast ATO.

How do you all fit this under a tank in a stand!?!? I’m already out of room lol!

Mines not operational yet and is currently a mess! Still a work in progress. Also not sure it’s what your looking for as it’s a “sump room”/basement

Took a note from past experience and am a big fan of natural filtration with macro algae’s. So primary drain splits between tanks. The left (20L tank) will house variety of macros then return to first chamber of main sump. Main 60 breeder sump first chamber will house chaeto and maybe another variety or two that love to tumble.

Second chamber is heaters, skimmer, probes, and probably dosing location for Randy’s 3 part balling supplementing kalk once its demand is surpassed.

Third chamber will be return pump with apex level sensor and avast auto feeder tied into return pump. Hopefully it will work how I’m hoping? Along with Avast ATO.

How do you all fit this under a tank in a stand!?!? I’m already out of room lol!

Mines not operational yet and is currently a mess! Still a work in progress. Also not sure it’s what your looking for as it’s a “sump room”/basement

Took a note from past experience and am a big fan of natural filtration with macro algae’s. So primary drain splits between tanks. The left (20L tank) will house variety of macros then return to first chamber of main sump. Main 60 breeder sump first chamber will house chaeto and maybe another variety or two that love to tumble.

Second chamber is heaters, skimmer, probes, and probably dosing location for Randy’s 3 part balling supplementing kalk once its demand is surpassed.

Third chamber will be return pump with apex level sensor and avast auto feeder tied into return pump. Hopefully it will work how I’m hoping? Along with Avast ATO.

How do you all fit this under a tank in a stand!?!? I’m already out of room lol!

Here’s my updated to current status. Ready to go

 

[VB313]

Small update coming together nicely

 

[mrhammy]

I'm still setting it up, but it's all in! Waterbox 150.4 with a Reefmat 1200, no sump mods needed

 

[mizukage]

I'm still setting it up, but it's all in! Waterbox 150.4 with a Reefmat 1200, no sump mods needed

That’s dope brother. Do you have a tank thread? I’d love to hear more about your equipment choices and that white pipe thingy. Is that the return drain?

 

[mrhammy]

That’s dope brother. Do you have a tank thread? I’d love to hear more about your equipment choices and that white pipe thingy. Is that the return drain?

Tanks thread is https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-tank-in-the-house.1081564/

The white pipe is a hard pipe on my return pump, with a total 3 unions, one at the pump, one at the top, and one in the middle, to make it easy to maintain. In my past life, I was a plumber, so this was pretty easy.

The equipment came from looking at RedSea stuff for a year. The advertising got me but overall, it seems like solid gear, Filter, skimmer, and ATO all in one app is nice

 

[Rcs_12]

Here’s my updated to current status. Ready to go

That's a lot of dosers. What are you using them for? Moonshine dailies?

 

[jonelder68]

That's a lot of dosers. What are you using them for? Moonshine dailies?

Randy’s 3 part balling (so 4) will be heavy in macro’s so assume I’ll be dosing Randy’s ammonia for nitrate and maybe phosphate. If not will dose chaetogro on one for the macro’s.