My new sump

mr9iron · 08/24/2014, 10:09 PM

As some know, I started a 60 cube a few months back, and had quite a bit of fun building it. However, I am moving from a sump in the stand to a remote sump room directly behind it. Inky has been building my new sump and here it is. One question I do have is should I paint the back and bottom black for better contrast?

mr9iron · 08/24/2014, 10:10 PM

I also have a 30 breeder that we are going to drill for a fugue/frag tank too!

Beachpeach12 · 08/24/2014, 11:25 PM

Wow that's picture perfect.

GSep · 08/25/2014, 08:13 AM

Lookin good. Hopefully mine comes out like that!

powder_blue · 08/25/2014, 08:21 AM

Great looking sump!

woodnaquanut · 08/26/2014, 01:11 PM

Nice job on the sump!

If you paint it, I'd vote for white not black. Much easier to see anything you drop. You know anything you drop will be black! Murphy rules!

mr9iron · 08/26/2014, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by woodnaquanut

Nice job on the sump!

If you paint it, I'd vote for white not black. Much easier to see anything you drop. You know anything you drop will be black! Murphy rules!

I didn't think of that. I want my sump to continue to look good, so do you think painting the back, side and bottom would look good?

Mrramsey · 08/27/2014, 06:28 AM

That's a dynamite sump!!

similar layout to mine... I painted the back and sides of mine but not the bottom. I wish I had now LOL. I like the look of painted. White might actually look pretty cool with all of the black baffles and such.

woodnaquanut · 08/27/2014, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by mr9iron

I didn't think of that. I want my sump to continue to look good, so do you think painting the back, side and bottom would look good?

I didn't paint mine. It's on white foam so the bottom is white.

I know if I painted the sides that would be exactly when I'd drop some small, hard to replace part into the now unseeable space.

mikeoif08 · 09/01/2014, 07:37 AM

Will the intake sit above the filter socks?
I see in the 2nd pic that it's movable. Just curious how it will look when running. Also, I think black will look good for the sides and bottom, but white on the bottom would look interesting as well. However, the white will show all the detritus.

mr9iron · 09/01/2014, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeoif08

Will the intake sit above the filter socks?
I see in the 2nd pic that it's movable. Just curious how it will look when running. Also, I think black will look good for the sides and bottom, but white on the bottom would look interesting as well. However, the white will show all the detritus.

The overflows do sit about the socks. The water enters the overflow, drops about a foot then comes back up and flows over the socks. It's a great system. I have the sump up and running. However, I don't have my wiring cleaned up yet so It's a bit messy looking. I did decided not to paint the sump as I like it just the way it is. I am going to paint the 30 gallon fuge black though.

Thanks for the compliments everyone.

08/24/2014, 10:09 PM	#1
mr9iron 15& Over Club Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,552 Blog Entries: 1	My new sump As some know, I started a 60 cube a few months back, and had quite a bit of fun building it. However, I am moving from a sump in the stand to a remote sump room directly behind it. Inky has been building my new sump and here it is. One question I do have is should I paint the back and bottom black for better contrast? __________________ Vince ______________________________ Current Tank Info: Frag tank at the moment, planning another

08/24/2014, 10:10 PM	#2
mr9iron 15& Over Club Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Missouri Posts: 2,552 Blog Entries: 1	I also have a 30 breeder that we are going to drill for a fugue/frag tank too! __________________ Vince ______________________________ Current Tank Info: Frag tank at the moment, planning another

08/25/2014, 08:21 AM	#5
powder_blue Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Vero Beach, FL Posts: 159	Great looking sump! __________________ Reef Savvy 60x24x18 rimless (Full Zeovit), ATI Sunpower 8x54w, Bubble King DC180 w/RD3, RODC 3500 Return, Neptune Apex, Vortech MP40 QD (2), GHL Doser

08/26/2014, 01:11 PM	#6
woodnaquanut Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 2,727	Nice job on the sump! If you paint it, I'd vote for white not black. Much easier to see anything you drop. You know anything you drop will be black! Murphy rules! __________________ John DT 120G. mixed reef w/ lots of automation + assorted FW and SW tanks.

08/27/2014, 06:28 AM	#8
Mrramsey NEO Reefer Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hudson Ohio Posts: 1,801	That's a dynamite sump!! similar layout to mine... I painted the back and sides of mine but not the bottom. I wish I had now LOL. I like the look of painted. White might actually look pretty cool with all of the black baffles and such. __________________ Mike My 120 Build: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2389417 Current Tank Info: 120g In-Wall \| BA Overflow \| 55g Sump \| SWC Extreme 150 Skimmer \| DIY ATO \| 2 Jebao RW-8\| Fluval SP6 \| Photon 48v2 LED \| GFO and Carbon

08/24/2014, 11:25 PM	#3
Beachpeach12 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Seminole Posts: 13	Wow that's picture perfect.

08/25/2014, 08:13 AM	#4
GSep Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 85	Lookin good. Hopefully mine comes out like that!

09/01/2014, 07:37 AM	#10
mikeoif08 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 138	Will the intake sit above the filter socks? I see in the 2nd pic that it's movable. Just curious how it will look when running. Also, I think black will look good for the sides and bottom, but white on the bottom would look interesting as well. However, the white will show all the detritus.