Sump

[discretekarma]

I set up a 180 a few months ago and to cut the initial costs I used a large plastic tub as a sump with live rock and a return pump inside the sump. I didn't have a skimmer yet. Everything was fine and the tub was working well as a sump. I recently got an ASM G3 skimmer and my tank has tons of micro bubbles which makes it look terrible. I can't put in any baffles since the sides of the tub aren't square. My stand dimensions are 72"L x 24"W x 24 H. I wanted to see if anyone had a sump with baffles that would fit my skimmer and return pump and maybe some live rock and macro algae that they'd let go for a good price.

 

I put this in General instead of WTB because if nobody has a sump I wanted to see if someone could help me build one. Thanks so much for reading.

 

Scott

[Guest Aurora]

Try putting a nylon sock over the outlet to your skimmer. I use the nylon cover for those 4" and 6" corrugated black drain pipes that are sold at Home Depot. They are sold in rolls of 50 feet. I cut off a foot and tie a knot at one end and secure it over my skimmer outlet and I haven't had any microbubble at all. They do require cleaning periodically to get rid of trapped debries.

[discretekarma]

I covered the out tube on my skimmer with a nylon sock and I still have the micro bubbles in my tank. Any other ideas I can try? If I put a piece of plexi glass across, even if it is not sealed to the corners and side, would this help? I was thinking about taking some of those big car wash sponges, slicing them down the sides and putting them on the end of the plexi glass and then sliding it in the sump. This way it would conform to the sides better. Would this work? Is there anything harmful on these sponges? Any better ideas?

 

Thanks