Building A Sump From The Ground Up

[ir0n_ma1den]

Because of this disaster, I've decided I need to have a larger volume of water, larger fuge area, and reverse photoperiod on my fuge so I can get rid of this obvious phosphate problem.

 

 

I can definitely fit a 5.5 gallon tank in the stand and I might just be able to squeeze a 10 gallon tank in there as long as nothing needs to be jutting out from the sides.

 

I have about 40" of overhead starting from the bottom of my stand to the top of my display, which brings me to the question: what pump should use?

 

 

I'll be getting the rest of the design figured out this week.

[FZhang]

What do you want the sump to hold? A skimmer? Fuge?

 

A 10 gallon would be better in terms of space but a 5.5 would work. I actually had plans for one I was going to use before I decided to go with a 10 next to my tank instead.

[ir0n_ma1den]

I'd want the sump to hold a Fuge, Odyssea PS 75 Protein Skimmer (requires a 10x8in space), a place to put bagged filter media (carbon, chemipure, etc), and a heater.

 

I'd like to use as little PVC as possible, primarily using flexible hosing.

 

Another requirement is no noise.

 

Does anyone have examples of a 10 gallon sump?

[ir0n_ma1den]

Also, instead of using an overflow, would there be a problem making intake and outtake pipes just like a canister filter?

[Manaz101]

Thinking of making a 10gal sump and came across your thread......did you ever get a response or actually accomplish this?