The Xel Ocean! 210G Journey - Page 6

Wooden Harpoon · 01-22-2008, 01:48 PM

Ah man... I have been researching this very question for months!!! I found that there are just too many ways of doing it effectively and that you just have to decide on one that will work for you and what you want to do with your tank. One of the main factors to consider when designing your sump with fuge is what equipment will I be running.

I have a sump divided into 3 sections.
a.) Drainage section equipped with protein skimmer & heater.
b.) Return section equipped with return pump & phosphate reactor
c.) Refugium section with a layer of miracle mud, rubble, and macro algae.

Wooden Harpoon · 01-22-2008, 01:49 PM

Oops! My post was kind of late!

xelnaga15 · 01-22-2008, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Wooden Harpoon

Oops! My post was kind of late!

Now I wouldent say that. Your post has sparked a idea in my head to do a dual sump system now that I am going with 2 pumps.

Use my existing sump as is with the heater and skimmer.

2nd sump with fuge, 2nd equipment area for additions, and then 2nd return pump.

just have a ball valve on my overflows to be able turn off that overflow to that sump.. incase I ever need too... pump failure...

well... wait ... if the pump fails and I am not there then the 2nd sump will overflow..... unless I build fail overs into each sump! so that if one sump begins to overflow it will flow over into the other sump and that pump can pump water out!

tbittner · 01-23-2008, 08:32 AM

I started to respond and then I read your WHOLE post and I see you already thought of what I was thinking.

I think that one bigger sump would be so much easier and safer. You could use your existing sump as a fuge, just place it a little higher then the new sump. Divert some water from the drain line into the fuge, the rest goes directly to the sump. Then have the fuge overflow into the sump. Two pumps in the sump to pump water back up to the tank. You want the fuge to drain directly into the return compartment though so the skimmer doesn't suck out pods.

Safest, easiet (kind of) way of doing it and it's a very effective method for water movement.

01-22-2008, 01:48 PM	#76 (permalink)
Wooden Harpoon Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The Xel Ocean! 210G Journey Ah man... I have been researching this very question for months!!! I found that there are just too many ways of doing it effectively and that you just have to decide on one that will work for you and what you want to do with your tank. One of the main factors to consider when designing your sump with fuge is what equipment will I be running. I have a sump divided into 3 sections. a.) Drainage section equipped with protein skimmer & heater. b.) Return section equipped with return pump & phosphate reactor c.) Refugium section with a layer of miracle mud, rubble, and macro algae. __________________ The more I see the less I know! Back and more humbled about the world of reef keeping.

01-22-2008, 01:49 PM	#77 (permalink)
Wooden Harpoon Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 171 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: The Xel Ocean! 210G Journey Oops! My post was kind of late! __________________ The more I see the less I know! Back and more humbled about the world of reef keeping.

01-23-2008, 08:32 AM	#79 (permalink)
tbittner Watch this Ma! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern VA Posts: 5,562 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: The Xel Ocean! 210G Journey I started to respond and then I read your WHOLE post and I see you already thought of what I was thinking. I think that one bigger sump would be so much easier and safer. You could use your existing sump as a fuge, just place it a little higher then the new sump. Divert some water from the drain line into the fuge, the rest goes directly to the sump. Then have the fuge overflow into the sump. Two pumps in the sump to pump water back up to the tank. You want the fuge to drain directly into the return compartment though so the skimmer doesn't suck out pods. Safest, easiet (kind of) way of doing it and it's a very effective method for water movement. __________________ Terry 150g predator tank full of killers. Soon to be upgraded to a 360g. 450g reef 300g sump.

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