pvc sump design

[rotccapt]

hi all here is an idea for a sump for my 200 gallon tank i will be building once i get back into my house. It will be made from 4 inch pvc. the first chamber is a water trap so that the drain lines will enter the sump underwater to prevent splashing. this will connect to the second chamber that will have a filter sock in it. this chamber will spill onto a drip tray over bio-balls or pot scrubbies what do you think of it. i may add a second sock or a sock within a sock but we will see.

the main reason for the two chambers is so that i don't have to reach all the way under the tank to change the filter socks

 

[brich999]

Might work but idk how you are holding or changing the socks, make sure it's easy you will be doing it a lot

 

[rotccapt]

the socks i will be buying will sit on top of a 4 inch pipe so i will just set them into the 4 inch tee and it will sit on top of the pipe that is glued into the tee.i may have to build a lip on the pipe but it should be rather easy to do

i am thinking of using 100 micron 14 inch long bags with a 4 3/32 ring on top made from felt. i am also thinking of putting a bypass hole at the top so that if the bag clogs the water will bypass back into the sump and make a loud splashing noise to alert me of the problem

 

[rotccapt]

another thought i had was to add a true "Y" splitter and run two bag canisters. in thearory this should make my bags last twice as long. but i will probobly be doing maintenance once a week on this tank