55 gal from the start

well i dry fitted the sump in the stand and it looks great and tight the only thing i did wrong was it a 1/4 "too tall so i cant use 1/2"pink foam insted i got from work 1/4"soft rubbersheet 36x20 i will cut too fit . im going too use this will give me the clearanse i need to get skimmer in and out.

i also put in another ordera fosters too day it is

6 bags of fugie pink live sand
a digital thermonitor
a refractor
a 5 gal bucket of salt
a heater 300 watt
a long feed tube bulb too feed a anenims ,or coral with
and a float switch for my 5 gal water crock...water top off system
and a water test kit

it all should be here next week somtime will post pics when it comes took some pis of the stand with sump in it will post them tomarrow its late good night.....

here is dry run of the sump in the stand.. and the soft rubber matt
(gasket rubber 1/4") i will be using fist pic sump is sitting on it getting cut


tomarow is test day for the sump will get more pics...let us all hope for the best :):):)

ok here it is a wet sump finaly done oooooyaaaa and it hase no leeks its deen holding for about 5 hr with 40gal in it ok heres the specs on the sump

30gal working sump whitch includes a 8.5 gal refuge

and a max of 41 gal it will hold

here are the pics


and here we go!!!!!

the third pic is at working volume.. the last is at max volume..

You've done a great job!!!

HIGH FIVE!!! *In Borat*

No water hitting the floor.. Looks great!

SWEET!!! Now to get it all hooked up!!

im heading to dads house to make the base for the sump thit will sit on behind the stand

then when i get back i will bring it up and finsh the pluming then rout the cords and then wait for ups to deliver my stuff from fosters hopfully ups dont mess this up there are 6 bags of live sand in the order

then head to town for 75 gal of r/o water and fill it up

i was going to use egg creating under the sand so it rases a stable base for the LR to sit on dose any one see a problem with this???????




dont worry il take pics ...i love them too....

I would just put it under the rocks. If you put it over the entire tank your pods and worms will not be able to move out of that little area very easily.

Looks good! Make sure you support the extension in the back completely. Not just some legs, but full on support for every square inch of it.