150 gallon and a 35 gallon sump questions

[Markk9]

I got a deal on a 150 gallon tank with stand, lights, filters, rocks, basically I got everything. I couldn't pass on, $150 for all. This is my first monster tank, current tank is a 55. Is there any place I can go to see a diagram of how the sump system is set up? This tank has a 35 or 40 gallon sump, it was all taken apart when I picked it up. I could really use some photos to see how all this goes back together.

Thanks, Mark

 

[pjsmetana]

This is the sump for my 150gal. On top is a box where you place the spongy type filter media that everything must go through. It catches all the junk. Under that is the blue balls that the live bacteria will grow on. The left side is the place where the excess water goes. Under the blue balls is where the majority of the water will flow from (there must be that space or its a disaster). There should be a glass piece with a hole in it on the very top of the sump as well, it prevents splashing. The pipe on the side goes to the pump. My pump is an external 700gph Little Giant. If you have an Internal (submersible) pump, it would go in the overflow area of the sump.