Who Wants To Design Me A Sump In Sketchit?
#1
Posted 15 June 2011 - 11:04 AM
Looking for someone whos bored and wants to design a sump for me.
The tank I'll be working with is 48" long, 14" wide and 14" tall.
I would like a few baffles and a deep sand bed and maybe I frag grow out if you can fit it in.
At one end is a space for the overflow from tank, heaters and various probes and the skimmer suction / discharge as it's a stand alone skimmer. The other far end will need a space for the return pump.
Cheer if anyone can help me!!!
#2
Posted 16 June 2011 - 10:53 AM
Sumps are really just a site (amongst other reasons), to increase water vol. (therefore overall water qual stability), hide essential marine running equipment, house further filtration and treatments for premium water qual for the main display
This is based on my sump running a 6 x 1 x 2 and hasn't missed a beat in 2.5 yrs. I have ~ 10kg live rock rubble/ sand in the main chamber and a phosban pad in a baffle. I would love a bigger more intricate one but just dont have the room in the cabinet - see what ya reckon
sump.pdf 13.01KB 26 downloads
#3
Posted 16 June 2011 - 11:44 AM
Why the live rock in the sump? Just in tank not enough?
#4
Posted 16 June 2011 - 11:52 AM
http://www.melevsree...allmysumps.html
Also deep sand beds are better if you can have them remote so if anything does go wrong you just turn a ball valve and your tank goes on unaffected.
as an example the tank on the left of the sump in the pic will be a rdsb.
Edited by Neakit, 16 June 2011 - 11:55 AM.
#5
Posted 16 June 2011 - 06:37 PM
#6
Posted 16 June 2011 - 08:25 PM
edit: The overflow is the same thats in the actual tank so its silent. Its the beananimal design with out the emergency channel.
Edited by Neakit, 16 June 2011 - 08:28 PM.
#7
Posted 16 June 2011 - 09:07 PM
Have a little look at this article for a really detailed study on marine sandbeds, bit of a long read but has some really interesting stuff on sand........who new!!
http://www.reefkeepi...ature/index.php
Good Luck with the sump Swimfish
EDIT....can someone buy me a dictionary?
Edited by Riggertron, 16 June 2011 - 09:09 PM.
#8
Posted 17 June 2011 - 08:53 AM
#9
Posted 17 June 2011 - 09:53 AM
#11
Posted 17 June 2011 - 08:40 PM
#12
Posted 17 June 2011 - 09:43 PM
I treat my sump sandbed exactly like i treat my main tank (its all the same system why wouldnt I?) i have crushed coral with a sloping sandbed. I have just upgraded the lighting to a small T5 Unit and introduced some shrimp,crabs etc..In the unlikely event that it was to become "clogged" it simply bypasses the sandbed and continues through the sump.. This is purely my preference but after reading the article on sandbeds its made me think about them differently
#13
Posted 17 June 2011 - 10:17 PM
#14
Posted 18 June 2011 - 01:08 AM
#15
Posted 18 June 2011 - 05:37 AM
open it in paint have a doodle and re post it marked up how you like it . sump.pdf 88.37KB 24 downloads
Edited by SIXFOOTLONG, 18 June 2011 - 06:11 AM.
#16
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:18 AM
if you seal the tops you will be able to only have a 40x40 mm hole to the dsb forcing the water to be pressurized , it will be the same amount of water filtration either way that position the live rock and the dsb - i would look at trying a sealed system the only problem with this is cleaning .
once we have it how you like i will spend some time on it and draw it up properly .
"Thats a good looking design Sixfoot Ill Knock a couple of designs up myself up myself based on a 3x18'' footprint
^^ thanks ! not bad for 5 Min's work aye hahah got to love blue beam software
#17
Posted 18 June 2011 - 06:43 AM
wont be sealing the tops to much of a hassle down the track
#18
Posted 18 June 2011 - 07:16 AM
<iframe src="http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/mini?mid=df28dca75ae685a08e7aa23344df4b23&etyp=sw&width=400&height=300" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" width="400" height="300"></iframe>
can you inbed that ^?
http://sketchup.goog...e7aa23344df4b23
Edited by swimfishswim, 18 June 2011 - 07:57 AM.
#19
Posted 18 June 2011 - 08:03 AM
wont be sealing the tops to much of a hassle down the track
if you seal it you can create pressurized water flow = beta filtration
changing the water direction many times will renew the water IMO
plus it looks cool ............
see attached marked up drawing
#20
Posted 18 June 2011 - 11:05 AM
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