Freshwater Sump Setup

Hi Guys, I have received this sump (sump) as a gift, but it seems like the one compartment is reserved for marine water top-up usage, what and how would I set up this sump? I was thinking the inlet would be the one next to the closed-off marine section. then it would flow to the "left" and the big part would be the return part. I was thinking of K1 media in the middle and 30PPI foam in the return part. What are your thoughts?

proton said:

Hi Guys, I have received this sump (sump) as a gift, but it seems like the one compartment is reserved for marine water top-up usage, what and how would I set up this sump? I was thinking the inlet would be the one next to the closed-off marine section. then it would flow to the "left" and the big part would be the return part. I was thinking of K1 media in the middle and 30PPI foam in the return part. What are your thoughts?

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wow you've been here for a long time!

Lol yes and I still have my Bristle Nose Plec I bought in 2005 before I joined this forum.

proton said:

Lol yes and I still have my Bristle Nose Plec I bought in 2005 before I joined this forum.

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they live a long time!

I don't know anything about installing sumps but if you're not sure if you want to you use it you can cut out the siliconed pieces of glass in the middle and turn it into a tank

This may be of interest

I used to have a freshwater tank with a sump and I just filled it with bio balls

It worked well

A little frustrating having to deal with a top up bay. Is the glass tempered?

Pictures of the sump so we can see what is going on with it?

I am not sure. There should be a link in the original post to the sump.

The link is taking forever to load up so I gave up. If you can provide picture on this forum, it would help us see what it looks like.

proton said:

I am not sure. There should be a link in the original post to the sump.

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As far as I can see in the link there's no mention of glass type.

If it turns to be non-tempered, you could drill some holes and connect it to the rest of the chambers. Maybe use it to house your filter sock?

Caesar said:

As far as I can see in the link there's no mention of glass type.

If it turns to be non-tempered, you could drill some holes and connect it to the rest of the chambers. Maybe use it to house your filter sock?

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Sounds like a plan, @Colin_T here is a pic. @connorlindeman did not know plecs lived very very long lives.

Is the far right panel sealed off from the rest of it?
It doesn't appear to have a gap under or above the glass divider to allow water to flow into the next section.

It's a weird design

Colin_T said:

Is the far right panel sealed off from the rest of it?
It doesn't appear to have a gap under or above the glass divider to allow water to flow into the next section.

It's a weird design

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Yes, it is a weird design, the closed-off section is for topping up the saltwater. But as Ceaser said I will have to drill holes in there.

That doesn't make sense, having to drill holes in the glass so the freshwater can seep into the rest of the filter. If you had to drill holes in it, they should do that before assembling the sump. Otherwise you have to cut the silicon, remove the glass, send it to a glazier, have them drill holes in it, hope it doesn't break, then you have to glue it back in place.

I'm just wondering if it was for a calcium reactor or protein skimmer. The water goes through these and then flows into the next section via pipes on the protein skimmer or calcium reactor.

I had another look on their website and after it loaded, it looks like they want the sealed off section to be filled with fresh water, then you use a pump and computer controller to pump the fresh water into the rest of the sump when the water level gets too low. That's all I can think of. Bloody ridiculous design. I would remove the glass panel and leave it out.