Finally Done! (Almost) lol HELP

[Mbuloverxxt]

okay guys! So! I did away with the 3 fx6 filters and the sponge in the center of the tank. I went with a 75 gallon sump!!!! Here are some pics of my set up and what I've done.

I have around 50 pounds of biology ultimate in the sump, my two heaters, 7x14" filter socks, and 2 return pumps.

My overflow is 3 h2overflow surface skimmer/drains. Each rated for around 1200gph.
My plumbing for my drains are 1.5" and my return is 1 " please don't judge my plumbing job. This is my first time on my very own. Lol tried my best!

The two questions I have is I'm having difficulty figuring out how to position the 3/4 locking return nozzles for best flow and not like blow the fish around lol. Right now I have them one on each side pointed slightly at the water surface from far right of the tank to the far left.

My stocking is :
1-albino aro-7-8"
2-BDxHEN rays 6-7"
14-tiger silver dollars
2-bala sharks

Sorry about the cloudiness of the tank. It wasn't like that until I drained it half way and drilled and installed this all a day ago. Maybe its just because I removed the sponges from the fx6? Will it be okay?

If I had a way to post the video I took, I would. But not sure how. Lol

Thank you for input and advice/comments ahead of time

 

[Blakewater]

Very nice, my one suggestion is adding one more layer of mechanical filtration before it feeds into the bio. Itll make your cleanings easier down the road because particulates love to settle into them. As for being blown around, I guarantee you dont need to worry. I thought the same thing when I built my sump because the flow rate was 4800gph. As it turns out the water pressure disperses pretty fast once out of the nozzle.

 

[Mbuloverxxt]

Very nice, my one suggestion is adding one more layer of mechanical filtration before it feeds into the bio. Itll make your cleanings easier down the road because particulates love to settle into them. As for being blown around, I guarantee you dont need to worry. I thought the same thing when I built my sump because the flow rate was 4800gph. As it turns out the water pressure disperses pretty fast once out of the nozzle.

Okay you think the little bit of cloudy water is to worry about??? and is how I have the outputs positioned alright you think? Or should I have one pointed down or something

 

[TheWolfman]

I would have them at the surface of the water. If / when those check valves fail your returns will go full syphon and overflow your sump otherwise. Check valves are nice but should never be relied on to protect against a flood. They are a mechanical part and all mechanical parts have a life span.

 

[deeda]

You may also want to add a bit of sponge where the water flows over to the pump section as it will help cut down on micro bubbles.

 

[jjohnwm]

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of all those partitions in the sump? Several of them seem to have no function at all that I can see in those pics. Generally speaking, the number of partitions should be kept to a minimum. The more partitions you have extending right down to the bottom, the less of the total volume of the sump is available to contain overflow from the tank during a power outage.

I agree with Blakewater that more mechanical filtration would be beneficial. The way your filter sock is set up, it appears as though it is already overflowing at the top; and all that overflow water is going straight into your bio media, essentially unfiltered. That stuff gets gunked up fast.

And is it just me, or does it seem counterintuitive to have the overflows from the tank going over the side into an overflow box, while the returns are drilled through the tank wall? Seems reversed, and makes them both more complicated than necessary.

But these are just details; nice set-up!

 

[Mbuloverxxt]

I'm not sure I understand the purpose of all those partitions in the sump? Several of them seem to have no function at all that I can see in those pics. Generally speaking, the number of partitions should be kept to a minimum. The more partitions you have extending right down to the bottom, the less of the total volume of the sump is available to contain overflow from the tank during a power outage.

I agree with Blakewater that more mechanical filtration would be beneficial. The way your filter sock is set up, it appears as though it is already overflowing at the top; and all that overflow water is going straight into your bio media, essentially unfiltered. That stuff gets gunked up fast.

And is it just me, or does it seem counterintuitive to have the overflows from the tank going over the side into an overflow box, while the returns are drilled through the tank wall? Seems reversed, and makes them both more complicated than necessary.

But these are just details; nice set-up!

Huh? The overflow is driled. Its not going over a side? And the filter sock thing is a good point ill fix that part. And for the baffles, I simply have it set up to go from left to right, going through the one center chamber for heaters and biomedia, then through baffles to help direct flow and back into the return chamber

 

[jjohnwm]

Oops, sorry, I guess I misinterpreted that overflow pic.

The partitions look complicated, looks like 3 partitions at each end only about an inch apart? I dunno, maybe just the picture...

 

[Mbuloverxxt]

Oops, sorry, I guess I misinterpreted that overflow pic.

The partitions look complicated, looks like 3 partitions at each end only about an inch apart? I dunno, maybe just the picture...

They're 1.5 inches apart. Starting with filter socks, flowing under first. Up over the second baffle, down and under the next, bio media lifted 2 " off the bottom glass with egg crate, to flow up and through the big media and past the heaters, up over the next baffle, down and under next baffle (bubble trap) and up and over into the return chamber.

 

[jjohnwm]

Okay, so...why not just under the first one, then up through the eggcrate and biostuff? Do it however it works for you, odds are you will be tweaking it for weeks or months to get it just right. I like simplicity.