DIY sump

[Ed209]

Hi Bud. The build looks good. I'm doing something very similar. I've been puttting off doing the plumbing.12 pack job eh?

 

[bud]

Well maybe 30pk hehehe
What do you all think?I thought this might give a more even distribution of the water
to the filter pads

 

[bud]

Well were getting closer.First time to see if the tanks leak since I remove the dividers

 

[turtlesrock]

i love it.

 

[bud]

Well got the sump built finally and going to try the system out today

 

[kingyella]

nice setup you got going there. Is this setup for breeding purposes?

 

[bud]

It for fry from my CA.I breed Bifas, Carpintis Chariels,Carpintis Vont .SRTs and Flowerhorns

 

[bud]

 

[bud]

System runs great no leaks in any of the plumbing at all.Great pressure to all heads.But 2 of my 14 patch I put on to block drilled whole leak.So I had to shut it down drain those tanks down and repatch them.Have to wait tell morning to fire it back up and get some video.Big thanks to all for your comment and a huge thanks to all the great minds that help me though this build

 

[VittleKing]

very cool bud. Wish I would have seen this earlier. If it's not up and running and your willing to make a change I have a good suggestion. Instead of running a return line to each tank, it would work good to run 1 return line to the top tank, then plumb the outlet of that tank into the next level below, then the bottom level to your sump. Less pipes, less backpressure to deal with, and less plumbing. The one problem you will have is the sump must be a good deal below the outlets for the bottom level. It's a good idea to use valves on each outlet so you can quiet it down. If you don't have them filled, you can drill a hole in the bottom and use a standpipe and bring it right down to the tank below. I ran a rack system similar to this awhile back and that was the best setup I could come up with. Look around FHUSA and you can find pictures.