Good sump for my upcoming 57 gallon oceanic tank?

[chabooky386]

I don't know left from right when it comes to sumps. I heard trigger systems make a good and decent sump. Could someone guide me to a proper size and model? Links would deeply be appreciated guys!

[bdare]

I bought a 20h from petco and had a glass shop make some baffles.

[clink51]

tad bit late here but im doing the same build. i'm buying a 20g long and building the baffles myself. that way i can make it costum to my equipment and needs.

[VW_TDI_02]

Depends on what you want in the sump. In a 20 long you can easily put a skimmer section, return section, and still have a good area for a refugium. Lowe's and Home Depot should have .222" acrylic which works fantastic for baffles. The smaller stuff bows a lot and is worthless. I actually just made a new sump out of a 20 long with .222" acrylic. Worked out great and there is no bowing at all. Even with only one section full and the rest empty. If you have a table saw, definitely use that to cut the acrylic. I'd imagine a circular saw would work as well. Those acrylic cutting tools are a complete pain in the ass and I can't stand them. Especially if you have to trim about 1" off, they might as well be useless. I ended up using a dremel to cut the acrylic which was less than ideal but still worked 100 times better than the damn cutter.

[jbb]

I run the trigger systems tideline 30 on my 65 , and it has been great so far

 

 

http://www.triggersys.com/test/tideline-specs-2/

[Steensj2004]

Depends on what you want in the sump. In a 20 long you can easily put a skimmer section, return section, and still have a good area for a refugium. Lowe's and Home Depot should have .222" acrylic which works fantastic for baffles. The smaller stuff bows a lot and is worthless. I actually just made a new sump out of a 20 long with .222" acrylic. Worked out great and there is no bowing at all. Even with only one section full and the rest empty. If you have a table saw, definitely use that to cut the acrylic. I'd imagine a circular saw would work as well. Those acrylic cutting tools are a complete pain in the ass and I can't stand them. Especially if you have to trim about 1" off, they might as well be useless. I ended up using a dremel to cut the acrylic which was less than ideal but still worked 100 times better than the damn cutter.

Another option is 1/8" plate glass. I get zero bow and It is stupid easy to measure, score, and break. Sand edges you can touch so you don't cut yourself working in sump. Additionally, silicone tends to adhere to glass better IMHO.

[VW_TDI_02]

Another option is 1/8" plate glass. I get zero bow and It is stupid easy to measure, score, and break. Sand edges you can touch so you don't cut yourself working in sump. Additionally, silicone tends to adhere to glass better IMHO.

That works too. While silicon might adhere to glass better, it adheres to acrylic just fine for baffles. I actually cut my baffles a bit too small and had about 1/8" on each side that I ended up just filling with silicone. I gave it 24 hours and then filled up the sections individually and they all held just fine. I would imagine that glass is easier to break but just make sure to sand the edges as you said. If someone has a table saw or circular saw, I think it would be very easy to cut acrylic with that. I unfortunately did not even think to use my circular saw until well after I was done...

[rone_kevin66]

Even though acrylic would work for baffles in a glass tank your still better off with glass and cutting glass is very easy and cheap if it's not in your budget to have them cut at a shop. As for size get the largest you can fit in your stand with the largest possible fuge section.