Reef Central Online Community

Go Back   Reef Central Online Community > General Interest Forums > Lighting, Filtration & Other Equipment
Blogs FAQ Calendar Mark Forums Read

Notices

User Tag List

Reply
Thread Tools
Unread 05/11/2021, 09:47 AM   #1
j tavares
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,157
sumps next to tank

Can anyone help me need photos of sumps plumbed next to tank, I have NO access underneath the tank due to stand construction . Tank already filled and running. Wishing to add sump.Thanks for Help>


j tavares is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/12/2021, 08:25 AM   #2
Vinny Kreyling
Registered Member
 
Vinny Kreyling's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Miller Place, NY
Posts: 7,206
Low Boy Stand? MY 220 was one & sump next to tank.
It was not RR so I had HOB overflows with plastic pool hoses for drains.
No problems in all the years it was up.
The pump back ran through the chiller, into the skimmer & tank.


__________________
250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.
Vinny Kreyling is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/12/2021, 10:04 AM   #3
fishgate
Registered Member
 
fishgate's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 3,340
You are asking for trouble without a gravity drain. If you cannot figure out how to put it lower than the main tank, you are best going without a sump.


__________________
125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite

120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t

Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO
fishgate is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/15/2021, 08:17 AM   #4
jcmjoe
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 279
Just asking, Is there a room behind the tank that you could put sump? I had a 125 gallon at my old house and a spare/utility type room behind that I put my sump set up and just made 2 neat holes (one for drain and one for return) and it worked out great. Just a thought if you have the layout that works.


__________________
Peace

Current Tank Info: 50 gallon reef, 75 Gallon FOWLR
jcmjoe is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/25/2021, 08:33 AM   #5
j tavares
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Posts: 1,157
the sump will be next to tank gravity fed as sump is on floor next to tank stand,


j tavares is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/26/2021, 06:45 PM   #6
moondoggy4
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: menifee So cal
Posts: 11,042
It shouldn't be any different than a remote filter room, are you going to use solid plumbing? Attache to a wall?


moondoggy4 is offline   Reply With Quote
Unread 05/27/2021, 05:30 AM   #7
fishgate
Registered Member
 
fishgate's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Damascus, MD
Posts: 3,340
A sump is a sump then. Most are unique in some way. Your plumbing is unique to your setup. A DDG search produced the following:

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=saltwater+...ages&ia=images


__________________
125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite

120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t

Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO
fishgate is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On



All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:11 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Powered by Searchlight © 2024 Axivo Inc.
Use of this web site is subject to the terms and conditions described in the user agreement.
Reef CentralTM Reef Central, LLC. Copyright ©1999-2022
User Alert System provided by Advanced User Tagging v3.3.0 (Pro) - vBulletin Mods & Addons Copyright © 2024 DragonByte Technologies Ltd.