[QUOTE='vspec';447007;1]My sump? They are functionly all the same, water comes in, its follows your chosen path, its then sent out. Its not rocket science bud, and i would also suspect you guys have been around long enough for me NOT to lead you by the hand every step of the way.
Unless of course youve had zero exposure to sumping at all? In which case, visit your LFS to grasp it, then we can talk ideas on maximising it.
Cause im not really in the mindset for entry-steps these days.
If your still wanting an idea on my specifics, it logically varies based on whats needed or required. if i need to take particulates out, i'll throw a sock on the dump pipes, if i need more biological or buffer means, i'll design something that can be accomidated within the boundries of open space. These things i dont consider a teachable talent, as any monkey with a brain can sort something out. A sump is your work area, so its logically changeable.
I dont & didn't want to become a focus for this thread. All i was talking about was think abit more on the environment itself, & maximise it as best you can. Expand your own questioning, & you'll find it shows a bigger picture for greater control. - Thats it!
Im not here to ponder my own awsomeness, nor talk it up with fictious means, besides the fact i couldn't care less of the above, ive done my hard yards over the years & spent a small fortune doing it. My focus is on downscaling & refining by focusing on what my passion is now, the creativity side.
As i said, if you want to see pictures so badly, its got to wait till I build my new project. Im happy to share as they get pretty wild, however ether way it doesn't really concern me. I build my creative projects to push the envelope & challange myself to the max, or else im easily bored.
So back to CA's topic yeah, he's built this for a reason.[/QUOTE]
Uhh.... what? I really enjoyed this thread but the vagueness of these answers is too funny. Nothin to show, lots to say about nothin and no real advice. Wow, entertaining to say the least.
I used a rug years ago and it worked pretty well. Most of the debris stayed suspended so my canister and skimmer could do alot of the work, but I still had to gravel vac. Less, but it still had to be done.
I used plates with crushed coral on top, two risers and two 801's. Simple but effective.
That being said, I'm still more of a fan of sumps and canisters. I think they are more effective for most setups. It's not that ugf's dont work, for I believe that they do, but I believe a well thought out sump and strategically placed canisters just offers more efficient and effective filtration.
Great thread though!
) near the top of the drum. The drum drain at the bottom of the cone in hard plumbed into the house drain with a ball valve. I wanted to automate the draining but the solinod valve and a timer that could operate in for 10-15 seconds was several hundred dollars.