suggestions for diy "sump"?

[AiRiFiEd]

hey guys! planning to do a diy "sump" after exams

was planning to use those rubber manual hand pumps to pump water out to a 2x1x1 and using a electronic return pump...will be cutting the end of the rubber pump in the main tank to just a few inches so in the event the electronic pump fails....the flooding wont be that bad...but I am wonder if there is a better way to do it!

planning to make the 2x1x1 into a huge moving bed filter system...my tank is currently running on OHF and there are no holes drilled for sump system...

will appreciate any suggestions to make this work out!!

thanks in advance!

Suggest you read up & try to understand how the overflow system for sump tank works.

Only as much water pumped up to the main tank will flow down/return to the sump tank.

[matthew]

How abt doing a overhead sump?
Can easily get those overhead filter for fgt use.
Btwn how big is your tank? Bioload too high?

[AiRiFiEd]

Originally Posted by matthew

How abt doing a overhead sump?
Can easily get those overhead filter for fgt use.
Btwn how big is your tank? Bioload too high?

hey bro! thanks for the suggestion! as i am currently using a 9 tray (6 with media) OHF...im afraid adding an overhead sump will be too heavy for my tank

previously i had 8 ITs, 3 PBs, 2spotted gars, 1ff, 1 endi (all less than 5")...added 1 10" motoro and the motoro refused to eat for 2 weeks....because i didnt have the test kits...presumed the high bioload was the problem...sold off my 8ITs and immediately my ray started eating....hence ive decided to improve on the filter system

my tank is 4x2.5x2 running on OHF with ceremic and glass rings @ 3000L/H + 0.5x1.5L bottle of bioballs as moving filter bed system. hoping to make a huge K1 reservoir using my spare tanks

Originally Posted by redbasser

Suggest you read up & try to understand how the overflow system for sump tank works.

Only as much water pumped up to the main tank will flow down/return to the sump tank.

hey bro thanks for the reply! im not really sure how the sump systems work and will find out after the exams...but if my tank was originally not made for sump system...will i be able to improvise and add an overflow feature at minimal costs?

thanks!

A simplified diagram.
Don't need to drill holes to your existing tank
Just a few PVC pipes.




There is a few threads previously with very detailed pictures & discussion.
Maybe you want to search for those to read up too.

[AiRiFiEd]

thanks bro for the help!! ill try to look up other threads...but at the meantime...is there anywhere that sells ready made version of that and at around what price? thanks again!

Originally Posted by AiRiFiEd

thanks bro for the help!! ill try to look up other threads...but at the meantime...is there anywhere that sells ready made version of that and at around what price? thanks again!

http://www.marinedepot.com/CPR_CS100...CR1515-vi.html

[AiRiFiEd]

thanks bro! but the cost of buying ready made one seems alil costly

read from another thread that a bro did managed to DIY it together with his whole marine tank

hmmm...any other cheapo alternatives to this issue??

Many threads on ~~ DIY overflow pipes ~~

.....with very detailed discussion & diagram and photos.

I think if you DIY with PVC pipes, cost less than $20.

[mediacraze]

Originally Posted by AiRiFiEd

thanks bro! but the cost of buying ready made one seems alil costly

read from another thread that a bro did managed to DIY it together with his whole marine tank

hmmm...any other cheapo alternatives to this issue??

those DIY pipe do not auto restart when there is a power failure. I had tried it and proven.
The CPR design not too good as well as it require a lifter pump to siphon and start the flow. Had search the web for review and there is mix comments.
I am currently studing this www.lifereef.com/siphon.html.
It mentioned it will auto start during a power failer and there is no need for the lifter pump. Comments I search on web is good. But the cost is above US$200 excluding frieght charges.
haiz... I should had request to have the hole drilled for sump set-up when building the tank.
Let me know if you are successful in your conversion so I can learnt from you