help with sump tank...build?????

[chuysvt]

View attachment 6546i have a 30g and i have a 20g tank that i want to make a sump tank...i have the pump,pipes...do i need a skimmer....and what do i need in the mid...if you have a pic,drawing...whatever will...help im trying to do it on low budget...plz help...:helm2::helm2: :HELP!: i was thinking something like thaT

 

[AdeptMrSniffles]

You need, or I should say "should", place a skimmer in the middle compartment. In fact, you may have enough space in your sump to make the middle section a refugium, then place a skimmer in the section with your return pump.

Otherwise, your setup looks solid. That's the setup I have in my sump; LR, skimmer, return.

 

[VAreef]

I'd make the center a fuge as well and put the skimmer in the same compartment with the return pump. The center is big enough for a sand bed and a cheato grow space. Here is a drawing of what I use.

 

[chuysvt]

Do i need a skimmer...????

 

[parrotchute]

A 30 gallon doesn't have to have a skimmer, but it would certainly help and allow you to have a great bioload. A tank that small can be a lot harder to keep stable and a skimmer will definitely go a long way to keep the waste down.

 

[reeffreak]

Va did your kid do the writing on the sump design...lol!

What you want is the skimmer to skim the dirtiest water.So the skimmer should go in the left chamber.Besides micro-bubbles will be a PITA if you have the skimmer in the return section.The center should be use as a refugium-rock,rubble,sand and macroalgae.

 

[dcantucson]

Nice drawing Dominick. However, it won't be effective if it's not Biff's magic Cheato. Just ask her, if you don't believe me. :lol:

 

[reeffreak]

Tucan,Game,Janeway all still up at 3 in the morning?...lol.

Sorry Biff has jinks me before.I'm too afraid to put anything from Biff's tank.

 

[dcantucson]

Tucan,Game,Janeway all still up at 3 in the morning?...lol.

.......... and you! :bounce:

 

[reeffreak]

Ya,I have insomnia.I suppose to pic up a new tank tomorrow,errr,I mean today.