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madcat100
02/08/2004, 07:27 PM
please look at this plan for a sump. Does it look like I covered all the basics in the design?

any suggestions??????????
Please feel free to say anything.
steve68
02/08/2004, 07:41 PM
i get a blank picture?
Demeter
02/08/2004, 07:53 PM
No pic?
srit1
02/08/2004, 08:18 PM
No pic for me either - but otherwise I'd say it looks great - lol, jk
madcat100
02/08/2004, 10:56 PM
Sorry to everyone that looked and didnt see anything.

I am trying to correct to problem now.
madcat100
02/08/2004, 10:57 PM
sorry part of it is a little fuzzy but I think you get the general idea
T Sandman
02/08/2004, 11:48 PM
Looks like your second baffle between the skimmer area and the pump area needs to be a bit taller.
madcat100
02/09/2004, 12:08 AM
Okay I see what you mean and revised the pic

thank you
CanadaTank
02/09/2004, 03:55 PM
I am new to the hobby and I am hoping to build my own 40 Gallon tank with a 20 Gallon sump.....problem is I can't find detailed schematics to get the plumbing right......

Where did you learn how to build one? How to choose the right pump, the diameter of the intake and outake tubes etc....
madcat100
02/09/2004, 04:00 PM
Well CanadaTank I learned most of my sump information from

http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html

I think this web sight has the best information available

BE SURE TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING THIS GUY HAS ON THE WEB SIGHT
ddawson
02/09/2004, 05:44 PM
I'm working on the same F Design.

Two things I see.

The return from the tank to the fuge may be too much water depending on how you configure the flow.

If the heater stays in the vertical position it might be exposed after evaporation loss.

I plan on laying the heaters down next to my Euro-Reef and using a small pump to add water to the fuge.