my sump build

[fishbait]

I finally recieved my mag 9.5 yesterday! still waiting on overflow, hopefully it will be here by the middle of next week. here are some pics of my progress so far ( i know how every loves pics, including myself) i decided that i wanted a dual return pipe. so i bought this nifty little y (well, sort-of a y) it only came in 1 1/2 so i had to bushing it down to 3/4 and plug the un-needed outlet. i allready had it assembled before i decided to take pics. but, here it is hanging on the front of the tank so you can see what it looks like.

 

[Bifferwine]

Looks cool! I am assuming the plumbing will be going behind the tank, though?? ;)

 

[fishbait]

here are a few pics of everything installed in the plastic tote. i decided to give everything a test run. so i stuck some 3/4 pipe in the tank and started a siphon. it was quite hard to balance the flow out. so i just ran it a few hours and turned it off. i don't want to take the chance of flooding my house if the power flickers during the night like it allways does around here. i have to say that the flow is amazing. there were no sign of the normal film on top of the water like there normally was. i can't wait until the overflow gets here so i can leave it up and running for good.

 

[fishbait]

Looks cool! I am assuming the plumbing will be going behind the tank, though?? ;)

yes, it was just hung on the front for "show and tell" purposes.

 

[fishbait]

i decided to use street 90's for the outlets inside the tank. they have male pipe thread fittings on one end that allow me point the flow any direction that i want.

they are a slip fit on the other end. so there are not ugly threads showing inside the tank, just a nice smooth pipe.

 

[fishbait]

here are a few pics with them painted black, and everything installed and running. there were still some micro bubbles floating around so i didn't get a perfectly clear shot.
here is a shot of the left side.

here is the right side.

 

[Bifferwine]

Really cool! Did you get this all done today, or has it been in progress for a while?

 

[fishbait]

i went to the hardware store one day and picked up all the pvc fittings that i needed. started building the "Y" went back to the hardware store to get more fittings because i screwed up. then finished it up and painted it. my pump didn't come in on fed-ex until about 5 yesterday evening. so i waited until today and installed everything.

 

[yote]

Looks good Fish.I take it you didnt have any leaks?

 

[RigoSharon]

nice work..looks great..

 

[fishbait]

Looks good Fish.I take it you didnt have any leaks?

nope:wink: just a slurping sound every 20 seconds from the homade overflow (that the painted blue 3/4" pipe coming into the left side of the sump) once my overflow box arrives everything should be good to go.

 

[HAWKS12thMAN]

Wow looks great fish

 

[fishbait]

finally got my overflow in monday. it's now installed and running. here are a few pics of it.

it came with this nifty little powerhead to keep the bubbles pulled out.

 

[reeffreak]

Looks great!
Hope it works well for you.You're appreciate that pump removing the trapped air from the overflow.

 

[RigoSharon]

wow..very nice..enjoy, have fun!!

 

[yote]

Looks good Fish.
I'm thinking like Reef,you'll like that lil pump.It aint fun starting a syphon with a piece of airline tubing,Salt water tastes like:pooh:

 

[fishbait]

oh...i have allready experienced that lovely taste. when i had my home made overflow running, i started the siphon by mouth several times. let's just say i'm not going to start stealing gas anytime soon. and too think of all the fish that has took a leak in the water....yucK!

 

[Alexander]

Looks good Fish.
I'm thinking like Reef,you'll like that lil pump.It aint fun starting a syphon with a piece of airline tubing,Salt water tastes like:pooh:

no pump in my overflow. i have had to restart syphon a ton of times. im sadly a freakin pro at it now and never even come close to getting water in my mouth, and its done in seconds. with that being said..... who wants some free gas??? :shock:

 

[hibye]

looks good im also making a sump but out of plexiglass

 

[Bifferwine]

i have had to restart syphon a ton of times. im sadly a freakin pro at it now and never even come close to getting water in my mouth, and its done in seconds. with that being said..... who wants some free gas??? :shock:

Hmm maybe that's why I can smell your breath from here, Redline!! ;)