diy sump from a 20 long

[picoreefguy]

i met a guy thats just getting into the hobby and we got to talking and he said he is starting from scratch and doesnt have anything yet. so we started talking about filtration ang got on the subject of sumps and i told him since he didnt have one if he paid for the materials id build him a sump. the only thing i didnt do was cut the acrylic since i dont have access to a table saw so i had a friend do that for me. i did the planning, i did all the silicone by hand and it turned out pretty nice, i sanded all the peices that needed it by hand and did all the solvent welding. well anyway i put a lot more work into this thing than i usually do i dont know if it was because its for someone else or what but it turned out nice and im really proud of it so i figured id show it off.

nice clean silicone lines.
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bottom of the bubble trap aprox 3/4 inch gap
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1 nice almost bubble free solvent weld 2 3x2 inch slot for water to exit from 3 eggcrete to keep the pond matrix out of the filter sock chamber
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top shot of bubble trap with braces to support the main peice and keep it from bowing under the pressure of the water
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filtersock chamber
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filtersock tray. had to hand sand the hole for about 35-40 mins bacause the hole saw i had that was closest to the diameter of the filtersock was 1/2 inch too small and all the corners were sanded round that way they wouldnt cut into the silicone
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small tabs for the fs tray to sit on. the one at the top right was siliconed into place since there was no acrylic near by the rest were solvent welded to the acrylic
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tab made of thin acrylic to keep the fs tray in place when you just want to change filtersocks (i made the tray removable for cleaning)
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and the filtersock in the tray in the chamber. its too long but that shouldnt affect the performance of it.[IMG]http://s1263.photobucket.com/user/brijesh0789/media/19915FF3-CB15-46D6-B632-E611F32163BC-22840-000012F21FFD3455_zps6a7a82a2.jpg.html">19915FF3-CB15-46D6-B632-E611F32163BC-22840-000012F21FFD3455_zps6a7a82a2.jpg Photo by brijesh0789 | Photobucket</a>

while i was taking these pics i completely forget to get a full shot of the sump so ill get that up tomorrow afternoon. hope you guys enjoyed

 

[bycjoe]

Looks great! Speaking of which I need to get my all siliconed up, hoping it looks half as neat as this one

 

[picoreefguy]

thanks did you have any trouble viewing the pics? for some reason they dont show up on my computer all i see is links to the originals on photobucket

 

[bycjoe]

No they worked for me on my iPhone

 

[rdnelson]

Nicely done. I am getting you to do my next one.


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[picoreefguy]

leveldrummer;857368 wrote: very well done, you need to post the picture tag that starts and ends with to show the image, the way you have them, all i see is the box with a link too.[/QUOTE]

yea i thought the code looked a little funny but i couldnt put my finger on it. and the weird thing is when i previewed the post they showed up with no problem. but on photobucket the img code link results in the links you see. so idk what the deal is.

[QUOTE=][B]rdnelson99;857373 wrote:[/B] Nicely done. I am getting you to do my next one. :)[/QUOTE]
haha i might have to squeez a few bucks out of ya for that or maybe a frag or two lol. i put way more time and effort into this thing than i thought i would but im glad i did it was a good expirence and i learned a little bit along the way, and got to get someone else in the hobby (if he ever comes and gets the thing)

 

[picoreefguy]

ok so i figured out what was up with photobuckets links and im going back and fixing it but since i cant edit the original post this late in the game ill just post the pics in order here

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[brisco15]

Wow! Great job sooo I'm ugh just getting into the hobby and ergh need a sump

 

[cedzaquaddiction]

Dang good work, Man. Keep us posted when you put this into service...

And keep the pics coming...

 

[cotton101]

Very nice. I'm jealous- hey picoreefguy- the frags are doing great- growing fast!!

 

[picoreefguy]

thanks guys. cedsaquadiction no problem man ill make sure to take some pics when we get his tank going. and andrew im jealous too i was joking around with my buddy that cut the acrylic for me saying that if the guy dosent come get this im keeping it lol.... oh and im glad your corals are doing good just make sure to watch that gsp its a fast spreader and itll take over on ya if youre not carefull

 

[joseayes]

Great job with the straight silicone lines and space well divided, I'm still wondering what the last shot will look like? Overall great DIY and almost make it look as it was factory created!

 

[picoreefguy]

heres the full shot of the sump one from the top and one from the side. i love the 20 longs cause theres so much room to work with. notice all the extra space in the skimmer area and the return pump area. theres pleanty of room if he ever wants to upgrade in the future.

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and kids always remember to copy your post before you hit the post button because if something goes wrong you cant just hit the back button and expect it to be there (happened to me TWICE while trying to post this)

 

[wannabeeareefkeeper]

Picoreefguy;857397 wrote: yea i thought the code looked a little funny but i couldnt put my finger on it. and the weird thing is when i previewed the post they showed up with no problem. but on photobucket the img code link results in the links you see. so idk what the deal is.


haha i might have to squeez a few bucks out of ya for that or maybe a frag or two lol. i put way more time and effort into this thing than i thought i would but im glad i did it was a good expirence and i learned a little bit along the way, and got to get someone else in the hobby (if he ever comes and gets the thing)

...... (if he ever comes and gets the thing). I can swing by tomorrow morning to pick it up. How much you asking for it?

Wannabee

 

[joseayes]

You said is acrylic not plexyglass, does this acrylic will expand? Do you have to give a gap between the glass and acrylic? Thank you! It does look good!

 

[picoreefguy]

well acrylic and plexiglas are the same thing plexiglas is just the brand name of it. and i dont think it will expand ive built a few sumps with it and never had a problem.

 

[sewer urchin]

Hey Brijesh

I recognizance that cheesy green carpet!

BTW good looking sump! If you ever need there's a tablesaw somewhere out in my shop.

 

[ripped tide]

fantastic job!

 

[CoralShop]

very good looking. I did something similar when I started out using a 20L. I'll take some pictures when I get a minute. Good work.

 

[picoreefguy]

thanks everyone.

Sewer Urchin;857757 wrote: Hey Brijesh

I recognizance that cheesy green carpet!

BTW good looking sump! If you ever need there's a tablesaw somewhere out in my shop.

and yup ben thats the good old pet shop lol. and man i would totally take you up on that offer if you were about 45 mins closer but thats too far to drive specially when i could just have dirk cut it for me. now if you wanna give me your table saw thats a diffrent story ill drive out to get it lol. btw i still need to come check out your setup and you need to come see mine.