catchprj

I feel that my sump could be made a lot more efficient. I have never changed the configuration - it is the same way I bought it. Here is a diagram of my setup: The overflow from the DT (actually from a secondary sump housing the skimmer - my skimmer couldn't fit under my tank where the main sump is) comes into the right hand side of the sump through a prefilter (scourer pad) and wet-dry trickle filter. The right hand section contains some scrubbies. The water goes under the first glass panel and into the middle section. Here there are 3 containers of ceramic noodles and crushed coral. The water then overflows into the left hand section where it is pumped back to the DT. I want to make this more efficient without having to add or remove glass - I am not confident with glass cutting and am pretty poor. I thought I could move the bionoodle/crushed coral containers into the right hand section - there is plenty of space under the floating scrubbies. Then I could turn the middle section into a refugium, however the middle is only 17cm long, 26cm deep, 30cm wide. Any other ideas? Maybe you could post some plans of your sumps to give me ideas?

Most of my coral was lost due to power cuts as a result of the recent Christchurch earthquakes. I am now looking to re-stock my tank. Does anyone in the Christchurch area have any coral frags (no matter how small) that they would be willing to donate to me?