Sump/Refugium Plan

[chrixx]

Please check out this diagram for a sump/refugium and let me know what tweaks I need to make. The sump will push @ 900 gallons an hour. Will this be too much for the fug to handle?

[tilua]

That's pretty much of how my sump is.. except mine is external pump so my refugium is a lil bit bigger. :D LOOKS GREAT!

[tilua]

Wait.. why did you leave so much space for the pump?

[chrixx]

I have read that the more water that you keep in the return chamber the less water top offs are necessary. Correct me if I'm wrong since I am a newbie at this.

[DJ88©]

You'll still need the same amount of top off. It just doesn't look as visible with a larger return section volume. It does give youmore leeway as far as time between top offs. Longer for the water level to drop sufficient enough to cause problems.

[chrixx]

DJ88: That is what I meant to say. I know that the amount will be the same, but you won't have to top off as often.

Does this design look OK?

[serpentine5]

Looks good. I might incorporate your design into mine.

[DJ88©]

Looks good to me. :)

[chrixx]

I have been rethinking/retooling this diagram and wanted to show the changes and get some opinions. I wanted to increase the skimmer chamber so that I won't have any problems with larger in sump skimmers in the future. As a result, I have decreased the size of the draw chamber. Check out the diagram and let me know what you think.

[DJ88©]

It looks like it will work fine.

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Originally posted by chrixx
I have been rethinking/retooling this diagram and wanted to show the changes and get some opinions. I wanted to increase the skimmer chamber so that I won't have any problems with larger in sump skimmers in the future. As a result, I have decreased the size of the draw chamber. Check out the diagram and let me know what you think.

looks good but i will put the sump left to right so the overflow has only short way to go to the skimmer chamber, is easier to have longer return hose.:beer: :beer: