Small refigum build

[Bee0912]

This is for a small FOWLR tank i am working on. When we move i will be setting up a 54 gallon corner tank and this will be the sump.


I started working on this project today. First I took apart an old 10 gallon with a cracked side and was able to salvage the 2 ends as well as the bottom. I got a glass cutter at meijer for $5 and i had both 10 gallon tank for this project already. I have silicone around here somewhere and i will get these guys put in.

I still have to clean the dividers off all the way they still have small amounts of old silicone on them but other than that i am ready to put them in!

The inlet and outlet are both 4 inches and the refigum section is 9"X10"X12" and almost 4.7 gallons so i should be able to het almost 10lb's of sand in there and some live rock.

Here are some boring pix so far
Enjoy!

And one pic of my 180 FW tank from my seat in the living room

 

[Bee0912]

I found my silicone and picked up some acetone for final cleaning. more pix in a bit!

 

[Bee0912]

First wall is in!
I think I did a clean job. There are a few small spots on the tank and divider I will clean up when its dry and i know the wall will not slide out of place.

the wall is nice and straight and i am very happy with the height and spacing!

 

[Otto_VonBacon]

Sweet. I bet this could be some good practice.

 

[spotfin]

I'm guessing this is going to sit underneath the main tank? I made a similar setup, but with a larger tank and sump/refugium. I made the baffle on the outlet side of the sump shorter than the baffle on the inlet side. I think it made the circulation better in the refugium area.

Another thing to consider with baffles that high is the 10 gal tank is going to hold more water than if the baffles were a bit shorter. When the power goes out, you have to leave enough free volume in the 10 gal tank to compensate for the water that will drain from the main tank. Just something to think about.

 

[mr.reef24]

nice work so far, I see someone did some research before starting there build.

mr.reef24

 

[Bee0912]

I'm guessing this is going to sit underneath the main tank? I made a similar setup, but with a larger tank and sump/refugium. I made the baffle on the outlet side of the sump shorter than the baffle on the inlet side. I think it made the circulation better in the refugium area.

Another thing to consider with baffles that high is the 10 gal tank is going to hold more water than if the baffles were a bit shorter. When the power goes out, you have to leave enough free volume in the 10 gal tank to compensate for the water that will drain from the main tank. Just something to think about.

Yeah, This is going to be under a 54 gallon corner tank. and yes it will be set up correctly for a power outage. I will be building an overflow in the main tank and drilling it because it is not a reef ready tank. So i will make the overflow height to match the sump size.

The key with a sump on a salt water tank is to get the most contact time the filtration as possible. I will be running a mag 5 or 7 tops on this setup.

nice work so far, I see someone did some research before starting there build.

mr.reef24

Yes sir! This is not my first rodeo! here is the wet dry i built for my 180 fresh water tank.

(The 10 gallon tank has been replaced with a 10 gallon plastic tub and the gold fish has been moved to a better home)

I also believe in this lower GPH idea than most. I do not think there is any reason to blast 2400GPH through a sump. I am running a 20 gallon wet/dry with a 10 gallon sump tank just for extra aeration, room for some ceramic rings, and room for a sponge filter with an 800GPH pump. THAT'S IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! By-weekly water changes and I have never has water issues.

I am having the 180 drilled with 2 drains in January and i will be adding a second bulkhead between the sump and the wet/dry and have those feed into 2 micron socks instead of the sponge i have in the sump right now.