nikko Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 the space under im tank is 730 long, 370 wide can someone tell me how much it will cost me to make and if the design will work if someone can make it for me please pm me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 PM Tanks2u Such good prices! Hes doing my 2 new tanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 talk to greg at tanks 4 u. i made my own sump so i can't tell u how much he would charge. looks good though! flow right to left or left to right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko Posted May 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Flows Left to Right Cheers for the help m8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Not including the skimmer and stuff, just the tank itself? Probably less than $100. Mine was $120 and is quite a bit bigger than that. Oh, just noticed it looks like you've got a bunch of holes in the partitions. Are you going to have them glass partitions or perspex? Glass...I think the average rate per hole drilled is $10-20. 7 holes=$70-140. So could be $170-$240. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suphew Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 Think it would be better flowing the other way, you want the water from your overflow to hit the skimmer first, ideally gravity feeding directly into it. Personally I would also dump the middle section or just have rock in it, using micro algae for nutriant remove doesn't work very well and can cause problems, like releasing toxins, and getting into your display. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reef Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 It would work better ifthe water went thru the skimmer first. The micro algae will be ok if you want to have a small arera for copods etc, but it will not do much for the tank as the area is to small as you will not grow enough algae. Try Hollywood fish farm as they build custom made sumps and hav a similiar design on the reef tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volkster Posted May 31, 2007 Report Share Posted May 31, 2007 ...but it will not do much for the tank as the area is to small as you will not grow enough algae. How do you work out a desired size for the sump, is there some guideline one can work from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petplanet Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 How do you work out a desired size for the sump, is there some guideline one can work from? As big as you can fit is the way to go. No such thing as a sump that is to big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volkster Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 As big as you can fit is the way to go. No such thing as a sump that is to big. Tnx, now how do you know when your sump is too small? Sorry for the questions and don't meen to hogg this post. Just for us who have limited space it would be nice to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidb Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 well that depends on what you want to use the sump for. my sump is pretty much just for my skimmer and to chuck my heater in etc so that they aren't in the tank. other benefits of a larger sump is that you will have more water-and "the solution to pollution is dilution." well dilution until you can do a water change anyhow... larger water-volumes also mean stabler tank paramaters- it makes sense if you think about it! If I made my own dream tank I would have it only 1000L or something, but I would have it connected to a really massive lagoon tank which would be 4000L or something. The tank would be BB and the Lagoon would have a deep sand bed and some of those awesome conches (the ones 30cm long) to eat up all the debris! I would also have some mangrove trees at the edge of the lagoon! but thats just me!!! Another benefit of a larger sump is that you can, as I have already said- have an isolated sand bed (extreme in the case of my 4000 L lagoon) and perhaps macro-algae, which, if you trim it regularly, can aid in Nutrient export. Miracle mud is another option to look into Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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