1. copy that on the LR
2 You may want to pass on putting LR here. The water level at that point will be the same level as the return chamber. Which might mean that LR is no completely covered. LR could be easily added later.
3. Copy on trying one.
Can you put your skimmer in the return chamber instead of externally? My sump/fuge looks very similar to your sump minus the bioball chamber. My skimmer and return pump are all in the return chamber. Tight squeeze but it all works.
I would recommend getting a auto top for your tank as well. With that much water you will have a gallon or two of evaporation. If you are a DIY kind of guy, I can help you out. I built one that works pretty good.
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Yep, the skimmer squeezed in nicely... however therewas no room for the return pump/s. The pumps will have to go external. #ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I picked up a Tunze auto top-off with my skimmer the other day. It was 50% off... soI couldn't pass it up. Otherwise DIY would have been a welcome alternative. I greatly appreciate the offer... :O)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#I wanted to thank Whoyah, Reptoreef and Dakar for your guidance and quick replies. I greatly appreciateyour assistance. Now that I have a plan... it's time to cycle my tank (hopefully this comming weekend). Woo hoo! I'll post some pics once everything is up and running. :O)#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#DIV#ed_cl#Please have a great week. Thanks, -Bill#ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
#ed_op#DIV#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#Last minute thought... not sure what benefit the bio-chamber provides me? Will live rock be okay in the bio-chamber as it will not be receiving any light as it is entirely closed except for the pores on the front face?#ed_op#?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#Originally, I was sold on the top filter/bio-chamber/bio-balls to help reducesome of the noise. However after reading the replies to this post and several other posts on the advantages of LR over bio-balls convinced me to definitely take them out of picture.#ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#If I remove the bio-chamber from the picture any suggestions on how I can reduce the noise resulting from the drain pipes pouring into the sump. #ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#IMG alt="image file name: 2kb3609e5b5b.jpg" src="http://www.captivereefing.com/richedit/upload/2kb3609e5b5b.jpg" border=0#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#I have a two piece glass canopy that covers theentire sump.The first piece has pre-drilled holes for the drain pipe and the second covers the rest of the sump. #ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#Is the solution as simple as running 1" pipes from the canopy bulk headsunder water level with a 90 degree elbow on the ends? #ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#Another idea I was tossing around was to modify the filter tray to attach to the canopy so thedrain pipes spill onto the sponge/carbon filter first and then drip into the refugium area... thoughts?#ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl##ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"#ed_cl##ed_op#FONT face="Times New Roman"#ed_cl#Thanks, -Bill#ed_op#o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/o:p#ed_cl##ed_op#/FONT#ed_cl##ed_op#/P#ed_cl##ed_op#/DIV#ed_cl#
Not a problem... next time, you can be the one helping. That's the whole idea behind Captive Reefing... sharing, helping, gloating, sobbing, and venting.
There's nowhere else I'ld rather be... unless, of course, you're buying
The chamber is roughly 4" x 4" and 1" higher then the fuge baffle. I bent a piece of 1/4" acrylic using an industrial heat gun. I put a 1" flange on each edge and siliconed in the corner. I drilled a couple holes and tie wrapped the input pipe to the inside corner. The pipe has some good size holes is in it plus the bottom is a 90 elbow. Works well for me.
Excuse the salt creep. For some reason my input pipe creates bubbles. Oh well.
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Oh well.
