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Anyone have a basement sump . . . under stairs??
I am planning on moving my sump to the basement, and the only place I can use is the area under the stairs.
Younglcy has a nice set up as shown in a thread he has going under the reef discussion forum. Does anyone have photos from their under stairs sump, or of their basement sump? Thanks in advance. Jim |
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Here's a picture of my friends sump under stairs. He has made many improvements since this picture.
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that is what i have currently...my tank is in the basement also. i have my tank/then the stairs leading down/ then my laundry room and the sump ids under the stairs, so its just on the other side of the tank. b
benefits: i have plumbing in the laundry room, great for my RO/DI, laundry tub, and floordrain. plus lots of room for storage in there. less noise too. cons: i have to bend over to work on the sump, plus i top-off manually and dose manually everyday. PITA. for me it works great for me. sorry i have no pics hope this helps. |
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Gem Tang- Your friend must have some long arms!! That is what I am afraid of, it getting too crowded. Thanks for the photo.
Poo-tang- I agree that the pros outweigh the cons. The biggest pro that I am hopeful for is that the temperature in the summer stays stable so that I do not need a chiller. That plus the noise reduction, a separate fuge, and a bigger sump convinced me to try it. Anyone else? |
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here is a shot of my basement setup...no room for under the stairs, but an idea none the less. Good luck.
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Rice is that light MH or mercury vapor? Watts? Usage cost? I have one like this in the garage not being used and never thought of using it.
Sorry for the hijack How much room is under the stairs? What is
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like i said my tank is also in the basement...my heaters run in the summer!
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I am under the stairs...
110 gallon fuge, skimmer, Sequence Hammerhead, 70 gallon RO/DI tank and 80A of power. It's tight, but workable. |
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Icant- You should get out from under the stairs!!
Do you have any pictures that show the entire layout? I am looking for additional ideas on how to lay it out due to the limited space. Thanks, |
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here is what I had to work with when I was doing my 50G inwall:
So all finished it looked like this behind (and under) the tank: my fuge is what was tucked under the stairs I recently (over xmas) moved the fuge out from under the stairs.. I like it better now, as I can sit on the floor and stair into the fuge and see cool stuff and critters! plus its easier to work in, and closer to the sump...
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Matt,
Thanks for the photos. I hate to hear the fuge being easier to work on now that it is not under the stairs anymore. I don't want to cram everything in there to later find out that it is too cramped to work on things. I could possiblyuse a storage area, but the stairs are right next to the tank and the area is otherwise wasted. Good thing I am not in a rush, plenty of time to flip - flop. |
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well, what I did is I got a steel rack shelving unit and put all my gear on it, and under the stairs, just as you said, for storage. I am also thinking about building a stack of 20L's above where the fuge currently is....
You can also see how I had a support pillar to work around. Just to get at the front of the fuge, I had to go around the pillar... it became a pita
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