melevsreef

I ship a lot of sumps, but the ones that need to be crated seem to be more important, so I'm sharing.

This one is made with 3/8" cast acrylic, and is 48" x 24" x 16". It's a tough sump. This is the front of the sump. It will be installed in a basement with the refugium side up against a wall.



The three zoned sump provides both a skimmer section, a long refugium zone, and a large return ...

Two big sumps had to ship this week, requiring that they be crated and shipped Fedex Freight. To keep costs reasonable, I had to load these up in my trailer one at a time and drive them to Fedex Freight myself, rather than have a truck pick up at my location. They add charges if you need a lift gate, if you need a fork lift, if you are in a residential area, etc. My trailer has always been useful, back when I was cleaning floors, as well as during my carpentry days... plus all the remodeling ...

Micheal has been waiting for his new sump to ship out far longer than anticipated. Here's some pictures of what he's going to be receiving shortly.

The sump is a beast... it goes under his beautiful new Marineland tank. Included is a large ATO Reservoir that holds 26g of RO/DI water to replenish evaporation.




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If you are a breeder, are you going to attend the annual Marine Breeder Initiative Workshop? This is the place to be. Learn from the people that have helped us understand what it takes to breed fish, spending countless hours to bring tank-raised fish to our aquariums.

Melev's Reef is proud to be one of the sponsors for the event, providing RO/DI filters for five attendees. You need good water to be successful, right? Here's a way to save a some money for more tiny fish food, filter ...

I had a customer order a sump in mid-March, and he had to have it by mid-April. He's serving in the military, and was coming home for one week before returning to Afghanistan for four more months. At the time, the time frame was easily met. Then life happened. My tank burst a leak. I got sick with the flu for 10 days. Time passed with my life in crisis, and his sump wasn't getting built, let alone shipped by my own April 10 deadline.

Last week, when I finally felt better I emailed ...