1,000 GALLON MULTI TANK SUMP SYSTEM.

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
kamikaziechameleon said:
My issue with drilling is knowing if we have tempered glass or not, how do you know? Otherwise wouldn't be an issue and would work great, save lots of time.

As for filter media we are going to do half and half ceramic rings on the up flow in the sump and srubbies on the down flow in them baffles(there are 4 chambers) Under the ceramic rings we will put a 36" air wand! I want to eventually swap scrubbies for pond matrix. I had considered putting air wands on the down flow but thought they might make things goofy, I'll experiment bur right now two wands in the two upflow baffle chambers.
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Sounds like a very good design. I like the bubble wands under the ceramic media... that should be a big boost the the bacterial colony. Having submerged ceramic media should also sustain the bacterial colony longer during a power outage than an air based colony... (I have nothing to back that up but it sound logical).

I like the gas exchange surface area sumps provide.... It sounds like you should have plenty with your implementation.
 
Ok guys you've convinced me :P Check out my two ideas one is using PVC and the other Sheets of the same plastic the sump is made out of. Do you expect we'd have issues siliconing them to the glass???75G_Tank.JPG

Also contacted glass holes to see if they can quote us over a dozen overflows. If it comes down to being too much I'll have to wait for the time to cut em myself.

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I think either of those designs would work well. Since the water pressure is going to be pushing the PVC onto the glass I think Silicone would hold just fine.

Do you need the overflows to be so big? Do they need to go all the way down to the bottom of the tank? Would a PVC elbow and a short length of pipe work just as well? I guess noise would be the biggest issue with a simple top skimmer? I am not saying there is anything wrong with your designs... just trying to give you something to ponder on...

The glass holes overflows look very nice but they are pretty pricey. I ordered my diamond hole saw and bulkheads from them... they were very nice people to deal with... and competitively priced on these pieces.
 
Oughtsix said:
I think either of those designs would work well. Since the water pressure is going to be pushing the PVC onto the glass I think Silicone would hold just fine.

Do you need the overflows to be so big? Do they need to go all the way down to the bottom of the tank? Would a PVC elbow and a short length of pipe work just as well? I guess noise would be the biggest issue with a simple top skimmer? I am not saying there is anything wrong with your designs... just trying to give you something to ponder on...

The glass holes overflows look very nice but they are pretty pricey. I ordered my diamond hole saw and bulkheads from them... they were very nice people to deal with... and competitively priced on these pieces.
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We have had issue with that creating air intake that slows intake notibly, I'd like their to be no air in the pipe so as to maximize flow in the tank, plus this system will do more than skim the water surface, it will also intake at the mid level like a mefa flow overflow.
 
This is awesome!! and Monster! thanks for sharing! ~subscribed.
 
mjuniorc said:
This is awesome!! and Monster! thanks for sharing! ~subscribed.
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Thank you! :nilly: We are always working on it and we take pics of everything we try to do. So as soon as we make a visible difference we will post up more.
Inglorious said:
Amazing build, can't wait to see it finished
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Thanks! :nilly:I can’t wait to get some fish in it!
aldiaz33 said:
Very cool!
I saw you were running a test pump...what do you have in mind for the full time pump? Also, how will you be heating the water?
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The current pump is 3700-4000 GPH and uses 500-700 watts :screwy:(lots of juice!). After we build the new overflows for the 75 gals we plan on testing the flow of those tanks using this pump then we will be able to make the decision for the new pump or pumps.
As for heat, that is still a major concern we are currently debating on running 3-4 300watt heaters in the sump or insulating the room, putting a new wall up and running a space heater to bring the entire room to 78-82 degrees. We need to weigh the cost of each option to see what will be more economical down the line. :grinno:
 
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