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Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	What i am tryin to accomplish here is a set up with a 75G and a 35G Sump. In the sump i am splitting into 2 sides "dirty side" and "clean side" i am a lil confused on getting the water from the main tank into the dirty side of the sump then into the clean side. I tried looking on the net couldnt really find much, i am basically just looking for general info and equipment that is necessary to accomplish this. Thank you in advance
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	This is my sump. Water automatically flows from right to left. I used an overflow to get water from the tank down through #4. Water then flows through the baffles#3 which help to keep all the bubbles and what not over in the right section. #2 is the refugium where algaes pull out nutrients from the water for nutrient export. Finally my mag 350 pumps water back up to the tank #1. If you want a wet/dry drip system you install it at #4. I didn't do this as I heard that they tend to produce more nitrAtes than are wanted in a reef tank. I let the live rock do most of the filtration. mattyboombatty attached this image: Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	thanx alot, so really, i need a overflow no matter what, the overflow will get the water from main tank into the "dirty side" of the sump, correct?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	There's really no way around an overflow of some sort. Just make sure that the syphon doesn't break when the power goes out, that would be fatal. Sometimes you have to pay more for a well designed overflow. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
Donkynutz Enthusiast Posts: 225 Kudos: 225 Votes: 2 Registered: 01-May-2005	Yeah there wouldnt be a way, well whats a good priced but efficent overflow in your opinion?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
mattyboombatty Moderator Tenellus Obsessor Posts: 2790 Kudos: 1507 Votes: 1301 Registered: 26-Mar-2004	My Amiricle does it's job(though loudly). It was $50 without my discount though. I'm not sure Amiricle is in business anymore, but you might find some out there still. Critical Fertilator: The Micromanager of Macronutrients
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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