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Initial 120 Gallon and Sump Build

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1AaronTravels
, 01-03-2011 at 01:14 PM (2371 Views)
Well, After breaking down my 120 gallon and cleaning it, painting it and other general maintenance. It's back on the stand in the living room, I awoke to find a cat "fish" already in the tank, See photo below . ( so, another wash and wipe...) Yesterday I acquired a 29 gallon long for use as my sump, ( maybe too big, but am running with it...) It was pretty dirty, 3 inches of Wally World Purple Gravel, deap plastic Plants with Blown Insulation into everything. and See before and after photos, I modeled the baffles and divider from a Marc Model f sump. ( Thanks for the info and photo's Marc - couldnt have done it without the info!!!!) The last baffle went in this am and will wait 48 hrs before filling as per instructions. I installed the 1" bulkhead into the Weir and have begun the plumbing operation. That goes with out saying, another trip to HD for a couple of mia parts. (1) so far...maybe more once I re-fit the sump into he bottom of the 120 gallon and see how everything lines up.

Question to the group, "Is it better to put in a Valve - Ball I believe from HD after a split of a Tee or past the Tee junction and further down the leg of the tee???". This Tee leg will run across the back of the sump and deposit into "fuge" on the right hand side of the sump. The down leg of the Tee will drop into the Skimmer section of the sump.

Thanks Aaron
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Updated 01-03-2011 at 11:35 PM by 1AaronTravels (Added Photos...)

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  1. gerbilbox's Avatar
    We can't see the photos, just their location on your computer. You can either post them to a photo hosting service and then enter the photo URL into "Insert Image," or enter use Manage Attachments at the bottom of the posting page to attach them. Does that make sense? Hope to see your setup soon!
  2. 1AaronTravels's Avatar
    Yes, thanks for the tip, Will try to post these pix asap.
  3. gerbilbox's Avatar
    Haha. My previous roommate had cats, and even though she moved out seven months ago I still find cat hairs, including one floating in my tank yesterday.
  4. melev's Avatar
    If you want to have two lines running off a single drain from the overflow, you want the ball valve under the Tee fitting, which then runs to the skimmer section. When you close that valve, less water pours into the skimmer section, diverting some to the refugium zone. Here are a few pictures:









    To read the article with more pictures, here's the page on my other site: http://www.melevsreef.com/install_sump.html
  5. rossbryant1956's Avatar
    I am building a sump somewhat like yours. It looks like you are attaching acryllic panels to the glass aquarium walls. How are you doing that? Glue and then sealant, just sealant, or just glue. Thx in advance
  6. melev's Avatar
    You are going to use 100% pure Aquarium-Safe silicone. Here's the page about how to do so properly: http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/glass/
  7. 1AaronTravels's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by rossbryant1956
    I am building a sump somewhat like yours. It looks like you are attaching acryllic panels to the glass aquarium walls. How are you doing that? Glue and then sealant, just sealant, or just glue. Thx in advance
    Just as Marc States, 100% Aquarium Safe Silicon.