My sump designs!!

[herefishyfishy]

Check out my sump designs. Tell me if you like them!

My Sump!!

 

[ste2k3]

I would change a couple of things, firstly, I would have some kind of mechanical filtration before the water enters the sump, filter floss or something like it. also, you ave the pump sucking water through the skimmer which won't work as they are not a pressure unit. I would also have the skimmer as the first piece of kit in the sump as these remove the mose organics the quickest and so by having it at the begining, would take some of the strain off the mangroves, which leads me to another improvement, I would put caulerpa in as this does thre job better but keep the mangroves too. Finaly, if the power went out or you turned the pump off, the tank would drain as far down as the pipe so about 50% of the tank would end up in the sump (or most probably the carpet) not to mention the problem of any corals /sessil inverts above that level. I would keep it simple and you shouldn't have many problems.

ste

 

[herefishyfishy]

thanks for the feed back. As for the mechanical filtration, the water coming down the standpipe goes through filtering material before it hits the bio material (filter pad, carbon, filter pad).

And as for the overflowing. The standpipe intake is at the top of the overflow so very little water would flow to the sump in the event of a pump failure.

 

[ste2k3]

And as for the overflowing. The standpipe intake is at the top of the overflow so very little water would flow to the sump in the event of a pump failure.

thats ok, but I was meaning the returns, it will back syphon back through the pump from the reef rack.

ste

 

[herefishyfishy]

wow, very good point. Ill put in a one way valve. Thanks for the tip!!

 

[herefishyfishy]

I've edited the designs to have the skimmer before the mangroves and gave it its own pump. I also put in a one way valve to prevent flooding.

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[ste2k3]

hi, I don't think that is the right link. one way valves are good but sometimes not very effectime in marines. this is because if a tube work etc decides to grow on the valve, it won't close properly and may trickle back through. a beter idea would to have the non return valve as back-up but also, bring the return pipe over the side of the tank and drill a small hole just below the water surface. if the power goes out or the pump stops, then as soon as the water drops down to this hole, air will be sucked in and should break the syphon.

ste