Plans instructions for Sump/fuge out of 40B?
- Thread starter Marie
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here is a good link for most questions you would have http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html
and heres a thread from here http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?111111-Sump-desig-help&highlight=sumps+design
and heres a thread from here http://www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?111111-Sump-desig-help&highlight=sumps+design
Marie, one thing that you may want to consider when adding glass baffles to a glass 40 breeder is to have the bottom corners of a few baffles ground. What i mean by this is, when you have a baffle right on the floor of an acrylic tank, all of the corners meet nice and flush. But with a glass tank you have that whole silicone bead to get in the way. It doesn't cost that much more to have done, but when you order glass just ask for a 1/2" radius to be ground on the corners that will be sitting on the bottom of the 40 breeder.
Basically you will want to make your skimmer chamber a pretty snug fit around your skimmer. But large enough to maneuver it about. I find that drawing in your baffles on the outside of the tank is helpful. Then go to the opposite side of the 40b and size up your return chamber. If you have an ATO you can make this section much much smaller which will add a great deal of size to your fuge. You can pretty much safely about double the size of your fuge if you run an ato
Any idea what model of skimmer you will be using? Return pump? An ATO?
Basically you will want to make your skimmer chamber a pretty snug fit around your skimmer. But large enough to maneuver it about. I find that drawing in your baffles on the outside of the tank is helpful. Then go to the opposite side of the 40b and size up your return chamber. If you have an ATO you can make this section much much smaller which will add a great deal of size to your fuge. You can pretty much safely about double the size of your fuge if you run an ato
Any idea what model of skimmer you will be using? Return pump? An ATO?
smartfish
Rob Smart
Here is one I did a while back it came out great.
www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?76672-New-Refugium&highlight=smartfish
www.bostonreefers.org/forums/showthread.php?76672-New-Refugium&highlight=smartfish
Skimmer in return section??
redfishblewfish
Non-member
I love the 40B as a sump. I’ve done a couple 40’s as sumps:
What’s critical in building a sump is knowing the size of each area. Accordingly, you need to know the size of your skimmer and return pump.
Have the baffles cut 1/16 smaller than the width of the inside of the tank.
What’s critical in building a sump is knowing the size of each area. Accordingly, you need to know the size of your skimmer and return pump.
Have the baffles cut 1/16 smaller than the width of the inside of the tank.
