A custom sump for one of my customers
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, 10-15-2010 at 02:39 AM (7623 Views)
Lately, I've had to build some big sumps. I recently had to make a sump for a 500g system, and thought I'd share a few pictures of the final product.
This sump is 60" x 28" x 20", and the layout is a T-design. The water enters the skimmer section and refugium zones, then pour into the center and channel out the corridor in behind the two big zones. Two small external pumps will push the water back up to the display.
The skimmer section is 23" x 24" in size, and the refugium is roughly the same although taller to provide more volume.
Reactors fit between the skimmer and refugium section to run carbon and GFO.
This sump was constructed with 3/8" Acrylite GP (cast acrylic).
Here are two pictures describing the sump layout and flow pattern. Water enters the sump in the skimmer section's bubble tower as well as the far right side of the refugium zone.