Rubbermaid 100g sumps

[gwrulzmylife]

Anyone have any good pics or ideas on how to put baffles in these 100 gallon rubbermaid sumps? I'm having a heck of a time!

Also, any advice on a skimmer, and setup of skimmer in the sump? Or should it be plumbed into the system?

Thanks!

[minfinger]

Check out the link below and the other DIY info on the skimmer. I hope it helps, good luck

http://www.hawkfish.org/snailman/skimmer101.htm

[nysbadmk8]

where the heck do you buy the 100gallon rubbermid sumps?

[MarksReef]

Look in my gallery for pic's of my sump. I have and am going to do more changes but you may get some ideas.

[dgasmd]

These are one of the simplest things to use. Just drill the holes for the pump returns are close to the bottom as possible. On the inside of the sump, screw in an elbow and put it with the hole facing down, so it is taking water from the lowest possible in the sump. No baffles needed if you run the water level high enough (higher than 1/3 in my experience).

I currently run 2 of them (one as refugium and the other for equipment). The one I use for the equipment, has an iwaki 100 going into the aerofoamer 848 that sits inside the sump. The other 2 pumps are iwaki 40 and 30 for returns back the tank. Not a bubble makes it back to th tank. All the water from the overflow goes into the refugium and from there it drains by gravity in the sump. I also ahve my pump for the Ca reactor there and the one for the UV filter as well as the heaters.

They can be found in any tractor and farm equpment/supply store.

I'll try to attach a couple of picturs of my equipment/set up so you can get an idea of what I am taklking about.

[dgasmd]

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[dgasmd]

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[dgasmd]

:D Last one:D

[gwrulzmylife]

Thanks! What does everyone think of a "removeable" baffle system?
Basically water falls into a square bucket, that has 3 baffles set up as normal, and leaves into the sump, under the water level via exit holes.
This should get rid of the micro bubbles, without the need to add in expensive/complicated baffle system in the sump itself.
Just seemed kinda wasteful to take up that much room in the sump just for bubble elemination.
If the holes in the bottom can't handle the water, then it can overflow into the sump.

[Dexter1334]

to dgasmd

That's not fair, we need at least one picture of the tank!

[rallendorph]

I agree with dgasmd, you do not really have to worry about the Micro bubbles in the sump is the water level is ~ 1 foot above the entry to your drains. The enclosed pic show's a different approach where I place a 3 gal. Home Depot Bucket over the 2x drains (returns to Tank) from my sump. The drain to the skimmer is at the bottom of the tank outside of the bucket.

Even though I generate a large quantity of bubbles in the drains from my tank, I get '0' bubbles in my returns with this approach.

Rob A. :beer:

[rallendorph]

Here is a schemtatic for the previous pic. Easier to see what I did.

Rob A. :beer:

[gwrulzmylife]

New pics in my gallery

[gwrulzmylife]

Anyone know of any algae scrubbers that will fit into a rubbermaid sump?

[gwrulzmylife]

Talked to the experts at Inland Aquatics, they use cut up pieces of PVC pipe in their rubbermaid sumps to act as baffles and places for "critters" to exist. I think this is the most cost efficient and effect way since a pile of PVC pipe does not restrict water flow and costs about $5-$10 (depending on how deep you want?)

[Scuba_Dave]

I have dual 1.5" drains going to the basement from my 125g tank. They go into a bucket, which allows most of the bubbles to rise to the surface. Then water goes out to a 40g sump.
If you have bubbles, make sure you do not have a leak right before the pump. Even a small drip can allow air to be pulled in like a venturi. I was getting massive air bubbles in my tank because of this when I 1st set it up

[gwrulzmylife]

Anyone worked on plumbing leaks while tank is full? I do have a small leak right after the sump, used the factory drilled hole, lots of plumbing tape, but small leak somewhere as floor is wet around sump.

[minfinger]

All Glass Aquarium Silicon. Tanks about 24hrs to completely cure. Just throw a powerhead in the main tank and you heater. Should be fine.

BTW, comes in a caulking gun tube. $10 or go to HD, DAP makes this great little tube of Aquarium silcone.

[gwrulzmylife]

thanks!

[gwrulzmylife]

still getting some micro bubbles, any other ideas?

[minfinger]

On the pump back to the tank or over flow from the tank?

[gwrulzmylife]

in tank, can't find any leaks now in plumbing, "looks" like no bubbles are drawn into the pump intake.

Using an ampmaster (dolphin) 3000, way to big for my tank!

[minfinger]

Hard to say. Sorry...

Dod you ahve multiple returns? Can you turn one off and see if you get moer bubbles?

[gwrulzmylife]

I'll try that

[gwrulzmylife]

same amount of bubbles, this isn't at all a problem, but I did have a leak in the line, it still may be there, but no water is leaking now!