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Michael_Lambert
December 7th, 2003, 01:19 AM
Alright Guys!

So the Sump i made out of an old 36 inch tank did not fit!!! So i had to resort to this..

its a 2 stage Sump.. Basicly i will have a 25G tank and then a 20G tank sitting slightly higher as its shorter.. lol, and the tank will drain into tank 1.. where i will have my skimmer as well.. then the water will drain off into tank 2 where it will be baffeled to prevent the bubbles.. and in tank 2 is where i will house my 2 Return pumps ( Submersied in sump ) and i have a hole drilled for my return pump( Inline )

this was all done by me.. :p: Expect for the tanks as they are just old ones.. lol, I made the Glass Baffels and drilled the holes myself!

So this the tank 2.. bottom tank with the hole drilled and adapters installed for the return pump!

http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/data/536/551BottomSump_holedrilled-med.JPG

And here is tank 1.. with the 3 holes drilled.. I only had a 1 inch Drill bit.. they are sooooo expensive.. so i decided to just drill out 3 holes instead of buying a new one .

http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/data/536/551Topsump_holesdrilled-med.JPG

And then here it is with the adapters installed.. I will have Elbows on them leading into the bottom tank!

http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/data/536/551TopSump_adapters.JPG

These are the adapters that i made.. Just used PVC one female and a Male fitting.. and then took a rubber washer and cut it to size.. total fitting unit was like $2.25
http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/data/536/551sumpadapters-med.JPG

http://aquariacanada.com/PhotoPost/data/536/551Sumpadapters2-med.JPG

Next im just cutting my Glass Baffels and going to silcone them into the tanks.. and will update them later!

So what do you all think :)

Thanks
Michael.
mlambert@rogers.com

Red-Sea
December 7th, 2003, 01:38 AM
Mike now that your an expert , you can come over & drill my tank I need more flow... :D ;)

Mckitrick
December 7th, 2003, 10:30 PM
Hey Mike! Good job on those bulkhead alternatives! That's exactly what I used on my Rubbermaid Sump although I used Silicone on both sides to be extra sure it wasn't going to leak.

ajx22
December 7th, 2003, 10:48 PM
Looking good Mike!

Where there is a will - there is a way!!!

:D