10g sump idea

[kriskatatstrophic]

oka so i got a hold of a 10g tank i want to make a sump out of it with a refugium is this a good plan please share your ideas and pics or diagrams will help....thank you for the help

 

[cageburn]

10 gallon is a little small for an effective sump a 20 gallon long would work alot better as far as water volume and space.

 

[kriskatatstrophic]

a ten is the largest i can fit on my stand and i have the tank just laying around so i figured 10 gallons more is beter than 0 gallons more.. besides it being only 10 gallons is the setup and divsion good? or should i alter that?its about 8" for the refugium and about 11.5" for the other part

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Check out this thread. There is info in ther and a pic of my 10g sump which works well for my 29g tank.

https://www.livingreefs.com/sump-build-t25845.html

 

[cageburn]

if your gonna go with the 10 gallon id put the dividers in the middle that way you have roughly 5 gallon fuge and roughly 5 gallons for your return.

 

[crazy cajun]

if you put all your equipement together with the return you will have plenty of micro bubbles in yout display tank you need to somehow seperate the return

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Yes, a bubble trap is imperative.

 

[ltkenbo]

I didn't really have refugium in my old sump but it'll still give you a good idea:

https://www.livingreefs.com/my-10-gallon-sump-55-gallon-aquarium-t21492.html

 

[crazy cajun]

yes something like that would work if you put the skimmer in the far corner with the drain line and put another baffle in it you can have a refugium in the middle here is the one i did its a 30 gal but same principle on a smaller scale for your 10 gal, hope this helps good luck

 

[kriskatatstrophic]

thnax guys

 

[kriskatatstrophic]

this is how i decided to split it up and it seams to be working great pared with my diy pvc overflow

 

[crazy cajun]

looks good kris, are you going to use a skimmer??

 

[Hiker4twenty]

glad it worked out for you.