http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1 Salt Water Aquarium Tips and Tutorials Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:47:59 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-586 LimpitsReef Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-586 <b>It needs to be a ...</b> <br> It needs to be a hole saw used for glass or tile cutting. All the ones I have are diamond encrusted. It needs to be a …
It needs to be a hole saw used for glass or tile cutting. All the ones I have are diamond encrusted.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-587 dinhy34 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-587 <b>I have a question ...</b> <br> I have a question about drilling the glass, can i use any hole saw or should i use a carbide grit or diamond hole saw? thank you for the help I have a question …
I have a question about drilling the glass, can i use any hole saw or should i use a carbide grit or diamond hole saw? thank you for the help

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-588 LimpitsReef Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-588 <b>You are correct or ...</b> <br> You are correct or fabricate a different mount for the level sensor. You are correct or …
You are correct or fabricate a different mount for the level sensor.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-589 AC2020x Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-589 <b>Well, I want to get ...</b> <br> Well, I want to get an auto top off and use it with this set-up and it says it is adjustable from 4-9" from the top lip on the sump, So I would want to attach on the side in the last panel? Also i'm guessing I would have to make the last pannel a little little higher up? Thanks -AC Well, I want to get …
Well, I want to get an auto top off and use it with this set-up and it says it is adjustable from 4-9″ from the top lip on the sump, So I would want to attach on the side in the last panel? Also i’m guessing I would have to make the last pannel a little little higher up?
Thanks
-AC

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-590 LimpitsReef Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-590 <b>You will see the ...</b> <br> You will see the evap cause the water level in the very last chamber of the sump to go down. The level will stay the same in the display tank. You will see the …
You will see the evap cause the water level in the very last chamber of the sump to go down. The level will stay the same in the display tank.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-591 AC2020x Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-591 <b>question with this ...</b> <br> question with this type of sump design when water evaporates out of the tank- will it reduce the water amount in the sump as well or will the sump stay at the same level and only the water in the main tank go down? question with this …
question with this type of sump design when water evaporates out of the tank- will it reduce the water amount in the sump as well or will the sump stay at the same level and only the water in the main tank go down?

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-592 LimpitsReef Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-592 <b>Using a pipe like ...</b> <br> Using a pipe like that comes with a canister filter for use as an overflow pipe to a sump is a very bad idea. You should always use a skim box in the display tank to eliminate draining the tank. Using a pipe like …
Using a pipe like that comes with a canister filter for use as an overflow pipe to a sump is a very bad idea. You should always use a skim box in the display tank to eliminate draining the tank.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-593 sadeed2 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-593 <b>not only the water ...</b> <br> not only the water in the pipe going from sump to tank would drop back down to the sump but also the depth of this pipe into the tank, tank water will be siphoned down to the sump until it reaches your pipe's depth in the tank. therefore don't put your in-flow pipe too far down into your tank and definitely not at the bottom. Also, don't fill up your sump with water all the way to the top, incase power runs out and all the above water goes back to the sump, you don't want to flood your basement. not only the water …
not only the water in the pipe going from sump to tank would drop back down to the sump but also the depth of this pipe into the tank, tank water will be siphoned down to the sump until it reaches your pipe’s depth in the tank. therefore don’t put your in-flow pipe too far down into your tank and definitely not at the bottom. Also, don’t fill up your sump with water all the way to the top, incase power runs out and all the above water goes back to the sump, you don’t want to flood your basement.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-594 LimpitsReef Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-594 <b>No pump is using in ...</b> <br> No pump is using in the display tank itself, the overflows are a siphon and gravity feed. The overflow issue comes into play if you have a long run of overflow pluming running into too small of a sump. When the power would go out you have all that water in the pipes that has not made it to the sump yet and then the sump will overflow. No pump is using in …
No pump is using in the display tank itself, the overflows are a siphon and gravity feed. The overflow issue comes into play if you have a long run of overflow pluming running into too small of a sump. When the power would go out you have all that water in the pipes that has not made it to the sump yet and then the sump will overflow.

]]> http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1/comment-page-1#comment-595 101MrMom Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:12:37 +0000 http://www.starfishprimeonline.com/reef-tank/reef-tank-d-i-y-sump-part-1#comment-595 <b>I am getting ready ...</b> <br> I am getting ready to build a sump/refugium for my 75 gal. I noticed a comment on here about it overflowing if the power goes out. If the power went out wouldn't all flow stop? You would need a pump out of the aquarium and a pump back into the aquarium, right? Very new any and all advise would be helpful. I am using a 20 gal tall that I have in the basement already. I am getting ready …
I am getting ready to build a sump/refugium for my 75 gal. I noticed a comment on here about it overflowing if the power goes out. If the power went out wouldn’t all flow stop? You would need a pump out of the aquarium and a pump back into the aquarium, right? Very new any and all advise would be helpful. I am using a 20 gal tall that I have in the basement already.

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