New sump design, what do you think??
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Well, horizontal distance does have an effect on "head pressure", I think its 10 feet of horizontal distance equals 1 foot of vertical distance, or something like that. Not really enough to bother me, I don't think.
Here's another possible sump idea. This is in case the 10g tank doesn't fit above the 55g tank inside the stand.
In this design, I would have a horizontal pipe distributing the water across a bonded filter pad, sitting on top of a denser filter pad, sitting on top of a 100 or 200 micron filter pad. This would sit on top of a drip plate, on top of the biochamber. The water would drop through the bio media, then move into the next chamber, which I will either leave empty, use for bags of activated carbon, stuff with coarse sponges, or use as a fw refugium to grow plants for nitrate consumption. The water then flows over another wall and under one last one to the pump chamber, and then is pumped back up to the tank.
I think I prefer the first design above, but if I can't do that then this one will work as well.
Here's another possible sump idea. This is in case the 10g tank doesn't fit above the 55g tank inside the stand.
In this design, I would have a horizontal pipe distributing the water across a bonded filter pad, sitting on top of a denser filter pad, sitting on top of a 100 or 200 micron filter pad. This would sit on top of a drip plate, on top of the biochamber. The water would drop through the bio media, then move into the next chamber, which I will either leave empty, use for bags of activated carbon, stuff with coarse sponges, or use as a fw refugium to grow plants for nitrate consumption. The water then flows over another wall and under one last one to the pump chamber, and then is pumped back up to the tank.
I think I prefer the first design above, but if I can't do that then this one will work as well.
"As long as theere is no blockage in the sump the horozontal distance between input (water comeing from the tank) and where the pump pickes it up is irrelivant....you could have a sump 10' long with water comeing in one end and your pump on the other and it wont matter. Only the vertical (head space) effects gph."
I agree, moving the pump placement made no sense to me are far as water flow goes. Have your water dischargfe out the side of the bucket and attach your filter sock assembly to the side of the stand (shown in yellow) that supports the bucket.
That will make the filter sock easy to change.
I agree, moving the pump placement made no sense to me are far as water flow goes. Have your water dischargfe out the side of the bucket and attach your filter sock assembly to the side of the stand (shown in yellow) that supports the bucket.
That will make the filter sock easy to change.
Here's another sump design, again going on the assumption I can't fit the 10g tank above the 55g tank (which is probably going to be the case).
I will build a small square container out of acrylic. The bottom will have a 1 inch lip around the edges, and 1 or 2 cross pieces to support the filter pads, but will otherwise be open bottom. Water will empty from the tank, through these filter pads (layered coarse to fine), then drop down into the 55g sump in the first chamber. There will then be 2 pvc overflows from the first chamber into a pair of 200 micron filter socks. The water will then flow up onto the drip plate, which might have a 100 micron filter pad on it. Then it flows down through the biomedia, and on to the pump, to be returned back to the tank.
what do you think of this version?
I will build a small square container out of acrylic. The bottom will have a 1 inch lip around the edges, and 1 or 2 cross pieces to support the filter pads, but will otherwise be open bottom. Water will empty from the tank, through these filter pads (layered coarse to fine), then drop down into the 55g sump in the first chamber. There will then be 2 pvc overflows from the first chamber into a pair of 200 micron filter socks. The water will then flow up onto the drip plate, which might have a 100 micron filter pad on it. Then it flows down through the biomedia, and on to the pump, to be returned back to the tank.
what do you think of this version?
