diy sump question

[MARCOANTONIOJR]

if i use a 30 gallon long...thats 36 by 12.5x 16.5h..
and i make 3 sections at 12 in.
the one on my left is for my overflow and skimmer i have a euro reef cs100 i thiink i need 9 inches of water for this skimmer...

how high should i make my baffles for the skimmer -- refuge or live rock( not sure) ----and last my pump?





any advice would be greatly appreaciated.. thank you

 

[Tonyscoots84]

since the tank is 16 high I would now this is me but the first baffle would be about 12 to 13" high then work ur way down with 3 baffles (down up down) leading to ur return area

 

[FRY]

i was making the same sump with 30 gal tank,it crack by the bulk head hole,anyway i made it out of Plexiglas 30 long X 15 x 16 high 31 gal ,i divided it into 3 equal compartments first baffle at 10 inches x 9 inches high,second baffle at 19 inches x 9 inches high,next baffle 20 inch x 9 inch at 1 inch off the bottom next baffle at 21 inch x 9 inch ,had i known i would have made the first section larger and the other smaller everything is tight in the first section with the skimmer in there

 

[bueller]

you can do something like this, 10 to 12 inches out from the left..10 inch baffles down up down...3/4 to 1 in. apart.

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/f/sump_f.html

 

[Tonyscoots84]

bueller we think alike

 

[bueller]

I copied the same set up fpr my 90 gallon reef, it's working great.

 

[Psycho graphic]

You can do it hit or miss and hope you left enough open area for backflow from the DT or you can measure your open area and use a tank calculater to know how many gallons you can drain from the DT without overflowing.

In my sump the main holding baffles are 14" tall the baffles in the return chamber is 5" tall. I subtract 5 from 14 and get 9". The distance between the tall main baffles is 8" and the tank is 12" front to back, using a tank Calculator,I came up with 3.74 gallons. Now the distance from the top of the main baffles to the top of the tank is 2.5". Again the tank is 12"x36"x the 2.5" area left from baffle to top of the tank is 4.68 gallons. Add these two up and I have 8.42 gallons of reserve should the power go out.

 

[buddy7664]

hammerhead sump

where do you put that HammerHead sump ? does it go under a cabinet and if so what size tank is it made for.

 

[Psycho graphic]

It's for under the cabinet. Right now it's running on a 30 gallon tank, soon to be a 40 If I can ever get my act together.