Help with my 10g sump build - Aquarium Advice

vietcu · 02-18-2008, 11:08 PM

I finally decided to get an aqua c remora hang on skimmer with maxi-jet 1200 pump. I figured I would be hanging the skimmer on the 10g sump because I don't have much room to work with. Planning on building a continous overflow wier with a 1" drain. What I would like to know is which pump should I get for the return? Distance from the pump to the tank would only be about 3'8". This is for my 40g tank. Is it possible also to do a refuge if I have the skimmer hanging on the 10g?

cccapt · 02-21-2008, 09:32 AM

The wier idea sounds pretty cool. Are you drilling the tank or is it already drilled? A 1" drain will give you about 600gph so you would be fine with a Mag 5 or something similiar.
A 10g will limit what you can do in the sump. If you are hanging the skimmer on it, you must setup baffles and partition off a section of the sump so the water level remains constant for the skimmer to work right. You can setup a fuge, but you have limited space plus you have to allow for the excess water from the tank when you shut down the pump.

cmor1701d · 02-21-2008, 01:23 PM

A MAG 5 is rated at 380gph at 3' and 310 gph at 4' head height. A MAG 7 is rated at 500 and 480. Any bends, elbows or other obstuctions will also reduce the final rating.

vietcu · 02-21-2008, 08:52 PM

I went ahead and bought a mag7, seeing how I could build a T back into the sump if it is pushing too much water. And my tank is already full so no drilling, just a continous flow from the wier down to the sump.

cccapt · 02-21-2008, 10:22 PM

How about a pic? I can't imagine a wier without the tank being drilled. How does the water get out of the wier?

vietcu · 02-21-2008, 10:30 PM

Melevsreef.com - What is a Sump?

Found this link, thats when I decided to do a sump.

cccapt · 02-22-2008, 09:16 AM

lol...I know what a sump is. I would just like to see the wier you have without the tank being drilled.

cmor1701d · 02-22-2008, 12:41 PM

A weir is just an overflow box.

cccapt · 02-22-2008, 02:03 PM

Gheez....lol. My idea of a weir is like a Calfo overflow....not a plain jane HOB overflow.

vietcu · 02-24-2008, 09:07 PM

Since the skimmer I got is an aqua c remora HOB, what is the minimum space I can make for the water collection in the sump for the skimmer? And also how high do I need to make it? I hope that made sense. Starting from right to left, how much space is the min I can set for that space from edge of tank to first piece?

02-18-2008, 11:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
vietcu Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 78	Help with my 10g sump build I finally decided to get an aqua c remora hang on skimmer with maxi-jet 1200 pump. I figured I would be hanging the skimmer on the 10g sump because I don't have much room to work with. Planning on building a continous overflow wier with a 1" drain. What I would like to know is which pump should I get for the return? Distance from the pump to the tank would only be about 3'8". This is for my 40g tank. Is it possible also to do a refuge if I have the skimmer hanging on the 10g?

02-21-2008, 09:32 AM	#2 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	The wier idea sounds pretty cool. Are you drilling the tank or is it already drilled? A 1" drain will give you about 600gph so you would be fine with a Mag 5 or something similiar. A 10g will limit what you can do in the sump. If you are hanging the skimmer on it, you must setup baffles and partition off a section of the sump so the water level remains constant for the skimmer to work right. You can setup a fuge, but you have limited space plus you have to allow for the excess water from the tank when you shut down the pump. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-21-2008, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,337 Images: 43	A MAG 5 is rated at 380gph at 3' and 310 gph at 4' head height. A MAG 7 is rated at 500 and 480. Any bends, elbows or other obstuctions will also reduce the final rating. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

02-21-2008, 10:22 PM	#5 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	How about a pic? I can't imagine a wier without the tank being drilled. How does the water get out of the wier? __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-22-2008, 09:16 AM	#7 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	lol...I know what a sump is. I would just like to see the wier you have without the tank being drilled. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-21-2008, 08:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
vietcu Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 78	I went ahead and bought a mag7, seeing how I could build a T back into the sump if it is pushing too much water. And my tank is already full so no drilling, just a continous flow from the wier down to the sump.

02-21-2008, 10:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
vietcu Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 78	Melevsreef.com - What is a Sump? Found this link, thats when I decided to do a sump.

02-22-2008, 12:41 PM	#8 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 3,337 Images: 43	A weir is just an overflow box. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

02-22-2008, 02:03 PM	#9 (permalink)
cccapt SW 10 & Over Community Mentor Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 1,237 Images: 2	Gheez....lol. My idea of a weir is like a Calfo overflow....not a plain jane HOB overflow. __________________ 125g reef See My Tank Info Check out The build project

02-24-2008, 09:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
vietcu Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Posts: 78	Since the skimmer I got is an aqua c remora HOB, what is the minimum space I can make for the water collection in the sump for the skimmer? And also how high do I need to make it? I hope that made sense. Starting from right to left, how much space is the min I can set for that space from edge of tank to first piece? Last edited by vietcu; 02-24-2008 at 10:04 PM.

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