My new DIY sump...thanks to Davenjz

[Dirt4dinner]

Dave helped me out big time! He walked me through step by step how to
disassemble my sump, remove the old baffles, and install new ones to
improve water volume and skimmer performace. For all the details check
out my blog. But, I really just wanted to thank Dave for his time, and
knowledge on the topic! I love my new skimmer, and actually had a good
time building it! If you like what you see on my blog and what to do
something like that on your own. Let me know and I will pass along what
Dave taught me! -DIRT#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
#ed_op#br#ed_cl#
#ed_op#br#ed_cl#

[flame]

Great job welcome to they DIY team

[EQCM2B]

Is that a 10 gallon tank? Looks like what I need for my small space.

[Dirt4dinner]

Thanks guys, that tank is a 20 gallon high.

[davejnz]

Looks great Tyler,hope its working better for you.You should notice an increase in your skimmers performance with the higher/stable water level.

[carpenterwrasse]

my 30 is next dave come the 1st of the year look out i will be picking your brain

[hummer]

how muh flow are u putting through there

[JustDavidP]

how muh flow are u putting through there

I'm going to guess, by way of the diameter of the hose, and the chamber size for the return pump... Not much. Which, in my opinion is a good thing....Unless you are using your return as part of your total "flow" in your system.

A slower sump/refugium flow is a good thing. Lower flow = greater "contact time" for the water to pass through the refugium, skimmer chamber etc. This ensures that the sand bed and live rock flora and fauna, macro algaes, and the skimmer proper have time to "uptake" the free floating nutrients in the water.

If you had water "coursing" through your sump, refugium, skimmer etc. the majority of the waste products in the water would simply pass through these systems and return to the display.

Dave

[dakar]

I have to agree with DavidP on that one.... not like some idiot I know who's pumping 500gph through a 10g sump/refuge..... I think my cheato is more of a machanical filter than biological... but it still grows very fast... in a very lightly loaded display tank.

[hummer]

that sump looks great dirt4dinner

hay i trash th pool table again ...lol lol lol but it was for a good cause my fish tank.. in all onisty i trashed the whole basement and my bed room to set the tank up..hehe ... go check it out..tell me what you think of it..THERES WATER IS IT...OOOOOOOOOYAAAAAAAAAAA