DIY Sumps - Aquarium Advice

fishman · 03-15-2004, 02:35 PM

Hey gang...I am wanting to build my own sump and have been reading about some people going with other tanks vs plastic containers....rubbermaid. Can anyone tell me what they did in particular when doing either of these?? Im having a hard time getting a mental pic of what one puts together and where when doing either of these 2?? I think I would like to do another small tank and go from there. Any pics would be great!!.
Thanks

Smonkey15 · 03-15-2004, 03:30 PM

hey, i made mine out of a 20 gallon tank. i ended up paying like a hundred for my overflow box and a hundred for my pump. then i just got some plastic tubing from home depot to run from my overflow to the sump and used [acronym:590b9b32b1="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:590b9b32b1] to make my return from the pump back into the tank. i went to a glass store and had some glass baffles cut for me out of 1/4 inch glass and used aquarium sealant to put them in. i will put some pictures of later if you like but i have run right now. its a fairly simple thing to make, probably could do it cheaper than i did but mine works well. good luck

Smonkey15 · 03-15-2004, 03:32 PM

also, the reason i went with the tank over a plastic tub is because it is harder to put bubble baffles in a plastic container and i wanted to make sure i didn't have any micro bubbles in the main tank. hth

fishman · 03-15-2004, 07:57 PM

Yes I would really like to see pics of this. If you can take about 2-3 from different angels so I can see what you did.
Thanks!

03-15-2004, 02:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
fishman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,150 Images: 3	DIY Sumps Hey gang...I am wanting to build my own sump and have been reading about some people going with other tanks vs plastic containers....rubbermaid. Can anyone tell me what they did in particular when doing either of these?? Im having a hard time getting a mental pic of what one puts together and where when doing either of these 2?? I think I would like to do another small tank and go from there. Any pics would be great!!. Thanks

03-15-2004, 03:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
Smonkey15 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 256	hey, i made mine out of a 20 gallon tank. i ended up paying like a hundred for my overflow box and a hundred for my pump. then i just got some plastic tubing from home depot to run from my overflow to the sump and used [acronym:590b9b32b1="Plastic pipe"]pvc[/acronym:590b9b32b1] to make my return from the pump back into the tank. i went to a glass store and had some glass baffles cut for me out of 1/4 inch glass and used aquarium sealant to put them in. i will put some pictures of later if you like but i have run right now. its a fairly simple thing to make, probably could do it cheaper than i did but mine works well. good luck __________________ -Steve- Figuring out how to keep my fish healthy is like the pethagorean theorem; there is no solution.

03-15-2004, 03:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Smonkey15 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 256	also, the reason i went with the tank over a plastic tub is because it is harder to put bubble baffles in a plastic container and i wanted to make sure i didn't have any micro bubbles in the main tank. hth __________________ -Steve- Figuring out how to keep my fish healthy is like the pethagorean theorem; there is no solution.

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03-15-2004, 07:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
fishman Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 1,150 Images: 3	Yes I would really like to see pics of this. If you can take about 2-3 from different angels so I can see what you did. Thanks!