epleeds August 15, 2012 Author Share August 15, 2012 Nice setup so far man. Love your sump. Very curious how does the two frag boxes work. I see the drain from them but how does the water flow works when water in your sump will never reach that high. Just curious to know your plans. The boxes work off a second pump. It pumps water into the boxes and then they drain back into the main compartment of the sump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicSG August 15, 2012 Share August 15, 2012 The boxes work off a second pump. It pumps water into the boxes and then they drain back into the main compartment of the sump. Nice. Work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 15, 2012 Author Share August 15, 2012 Nice. Work. I wish i could take credit for this sump, but i bought it from Mchippo who had it custom buil for his 300 gallon tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocko918 August 15, 2012 Share August 15, 2012 Bob, I did not plumb a valve on the return pump. I have a second emergency drain to handle that if for some reason the main drain clogs, I have another 1.5" unrestricted drain going into the sump. I also had a cover built for my overflow box so that nothing can get inside it, unless it squeezes through the teeth in the overflow. whats going to the left side of the sump? is that the emergency drain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecool2 August 15, 2012 Share August 15, 2012 Sorry, coming to the party late here and maybe this was discussed elsewhere.... I'm concerned about your sump pump setup. Where does your sump pump drain to? It shouldn't be to the sanitary sewer line, that's against code. Assuming it is setup to code, you have a "daylight" outlet for it somewhere on your property or it goes to a septic tank. If it goes to a septic tank, you're probably fine. If you are draining to your lawn or near a tree, you've got a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 15, 2012 Author Share August 15, 2012 whats going to the left side of the sump? is that the emergency drain? the picture of the 1.5" gate valve is the main drain. The emergency drain is exiting to the other side, straight into the sump. I will post a better pic tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 15, 2012 Author Share August 15, 2012 Sorry, coming to the party late here and maybe this was discussed elsewhere.... I'm concerned about your sump pump setup. Where does your sump pump drain to? It shouldn't be to the sanitary sewer line, that's against code. Assuming it is setup to code, you have a "daylight" outlet for it somewhere on your property or it goes to a septic tank. If it goes to a septic tank, you're probably fine. If you are draining to your lawn or near a tree, you've got a problem. The fish tank sump drains into the sump pump for the house that pumps it way out to the back field of my property. There is really nothing out there that I am worried about. Plus my house has a water softner, which softens the water will salt too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icecool2 August 15, 2012 Share August 15, 2012 OK, cool. Just checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 the picture of the 1.5" gate valve is the main drain. The emergency drain is exiting to the other side, straight into the sump. I will post a better pic tonight. Here is that pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 No need. I just was wondering how you had it in there, so I can copy off you in the coming days... Do you find a 4" difference enough to work with without going crazy tuning it? The four inches seems to work just fine. The gate valve is awesome for tuning. I only had it running for about 2 hours, but it didn't move once i found the sweet spot. There was about 2.5" or so to play with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveS August 16, 2012 Share August 16, 2012 I'm curious, the overflow only uses 2 drain pipes- one at full siphon and the other is a dry failover? Kinda like Bean Animal but without that partial drain pipe? Any special reason for this? Don't think that 3rd one is needed? I been thinking about reworking my overflow pipes so I've been re-reading the BA setup. One thing I have wondered about is how well the full siphon drain will stay in tune. I feel like my return pump flow changes over time. As things get dirty it seems like I get less flow. It doesn't help that I tap off some of my return flow to my frag and isolation tanks and sometimes change how much I use there. The 3rd/partial drain pipe seemed like a good idea because if flow increases slightly for some reason, it wouldn't have to get up the emergency pipe before something takes care of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 16, 2012 Author Share August 16, 2012 This method is called the Herbie. I just liked it because it was easier to set up. I am hoping that it will stay in tune. I haven't read any issues with that. I was going to run a second pump for my frag tank since i didn't know how that would affect the main pump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw August 20, 2012 Share August 20, 2012 Ok, where are the pics? I know you have water, sand and rock in that thing now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 22, 2012 Author Share August 22, 2012 Ok, where are the pics? I know you have water, sand and rock in that thing now!! That's true...i just finished getting the last of the water in this afternoon. Couldn't take pics till it was finished. It is still a little cloudy and there are some things i still need to do, but here are some shots from this evening. Full shot left side center right side Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveoutlaw August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 NICE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gadgets August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 Looking good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surf&turf August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 I like it, but I think your rock height is to uniform. I'd add some height to one side or the other. Jm2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey18 August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 Looks awesome. Love the rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBVette August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 Looks nice. How did you attach the rocks to each other? Did you just epoxy them together or did you drill them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 22, 2012 Author Share August 22, 2012 Marco mortor. That stuff is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBVette August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 is that the stuff on marco rocks website? How much do you think I would need to aquascape my tank (probably will have about what you do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 22, 2012 Author Share August 22, 2012 Yup I would go with the smaller package. I got some from my buddy and didn't use that much. So I would think u could get away with the smaller one unless u are getting a lot of small rocks to make structures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epleeds August 22, 2012 Author Share August 22, 2012 I like it, but I think your rock height is to uniform. I'd add some height to one side or the other. Jm2c My tank is only 22 inches high with a 20" waterline. I can't go that high with the rocks, but I'm planning on moving one of the structures from the left side to the right side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunWyrm August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 Your aquascape is beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incredible Corals August 22, 2012 Share August 22, 2012 (edited) Wow, makes me seriously hate my tank Edited August 22, 2012 by forrealb50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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