315hottuna61
" Take a Kid Fishing "
i am still trying to put together a sump system for my 55 high tank . do i need 2 pumps or can i get by with a mag 7 ? I can't seem to find a detailed schematic that is somewhat user friendly. thanks
sump overflow
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Hi,
I recently made on for my 75g ( I believe the 55 is the same foot print )
I had similar research "issues"
anyway. I used a 30g sump tank
12" wide
30" long
18" deep
I cut 4 pieces of plexiglass 12" Height by width of tank ( 12" )
3 were for the bubble trap- spaced 1" appart
my dimensions are: ( Left to right )
Drain/skimmer- 10" wide by 12" Height ( 6.2 Gallons )
Return- 11" wide by 12" Height ( 6.8 Gallons )
Future- 6" wide by 12" Height ( 3.7 Gallons )
being that I am only using the first 12" of tank height, that leaves me with 6" of tank height to spare ( 18" high - 12" used )
6" of height in my sump is room for over 9 Gallons of water... this is important because you need room for when the power goes out and some water drains from the Display Tank above. for me... my tank DT is 48" Length by 18" wide. So for every one inch of water dropping from the DT, I will need 3.74gallons of space in the sump.
my 75g only drops about 1 inch if power goes out, and if the entire corner flow section drains that would be another 3 gallons.. so my emergency space is plenty
3.74 gallons- power out effect from DT
3 gallons if corner flow fully drains ( has not happened yet )
Total 6.74.... is less than my 9 Gallons of space in the sump, yippee
Let me know if you need any other measurements. Bubble trap works awesome, but it is tricky getting that darn thing siliconed in there. I used long popsicle sticks.
btw, I am using the Mag 9.5 and it is only dialed down a little bit. 7 would be too little for my application I think.
Good Luck!!!
Tank Volume Calculator
I recently made on for my 75g ( I believe the 55 is the same foot print )
I had similar research "issues"
anyway. I used a 30g sump tank
12" wide
30" long
18" deep
I cut 4 pieces of plexiglass 12" Height by width of tank ( 12" )
3 were for the bubble trap- spaced 1" appart
- 1st piece sits on bottom of tank ( water flows over )
- 2nd piece is 1.5" off bottom of tank ( water flows under )
- 3rd piece sits on bottom of tank ( water flows over )
my dimensions are: ( Left to right )
Drain/skimmer- 10" wide by 12" Height ( 6.2 Gallons )
Return- 11" wide by 12" Height ( 6.8 Gallons )
Future- 6" wide by 12" Height ( 3.7 Gallons )
being that I am only using the first 12" of tank height, that leaves me with 6" of tank height to spare ( 18" high - 12" used )
6" of height in my sump is room for over 9 Gallons of water... this is important because you need room for when the power goes out and some water drains from the Display Tank above. for me... my tank DT is 48" Length by 18" wide. So for every one inch of water dropping from the DT, I will need 3.74gallons of space in the sump.
my 75g only drops about 1 inch if power goes out, and if the entire corner flow section drains that would be another 3 gallons.. so my emergency space is plenty
3.74 gallons- power out effect from DT
3 gallons if corner flow fully drains ( has not happened yet )
Total 6.74.... is less than my 9 Gallons of space in the sump, yippee
Let me know if you need any other measurements. Bubble trap works awesome, but it is tricky getting that darn thing siliconed in there. I used long popsicle sticks.
btw, I am using the Mag 9.5 and it is only dialed down a little bit. 7 would be too little for my application I think.
Good Luck!!!
Tank Volume Calculator
just re-read your post.
you only need one pump ( that goes in the middle section in my case )
my return line ( off the pump is 3/4" flex tube to 1" PVC )
My drain line is 1.5" PVC stand-pipe drain to a 1" flex tube ( seen in Pic )
hope this pic helps, just took it ( now I see how dirty it is already... )
the hose on top/right is the return coming from pump
hose on bottom/left is the drain coming from tank ( I played with this thing tons, and now the fan motor for my light is louder than the drain.. awesome!!! ) it was loud and gurgled ALOT.
Good Luck
you only need one pump ( that goes in the middle section in my case )
my return line ( off the pump is 3/4" flex tube to 1" PVC )
My drain line is 1.5" PVC stand-pipe drain to a 1" flex tube ( seen in Pic )
hope this pic helps, just took it ( now I see how dirty it is already... )
the hose on top/right is the return coming from pump
hose on bottom/left is the drain coming from tank ( I played with this thing tons, and now the fan motor for my light is louder than the drain.. awesome!!! ) it was loud and gurgled ALOT.
Good Luck
315hottuna61
" Take a Kid Fishing "
appreciate it Moe, i will probably have to use a 10 gal. sump. pics are awesome, thanks again
315hottuna61
" Take a Kid Fishing "
Moe, what are you using to return the sump water back into the display tank? ( overflow box,etc.) Thanks
originally I was using the following in a 46g:
Lifereef Filter Systems
Life Reef overflow box ( single ), very good reviews on it.
but I had the opportunity to go with a 75g bottom drilled corner flow ( with bulkheads and stand-pipe). Before I got too deep into the 46g I switched gears to the current 75g.
So one of these days I will be putting the life reef overflow in the classified section.
Lifereef Filter Systems
Life Reef overflow box ( single ), very good reviews on it.
but I had the opportunity to go with a 75g bottom drilled corner flow ( with bulkheads and stand-pipe). Before I got too deep into the 46g I switched gears to the current 75g.
So one of these days I will be putting the life reef overflow in the classified section.
315hottuna61
" Take a Kid Fishing "
very good , i appreciate the response
arkansasboy
Reefer Wannabe
+1 Moe. Thats some good info.
