Who is creative out there?

[Anonymous]

Oh yeah, this drawing you made is a top (birds eye) view right?

Can you draw it from the side too?

 

[gborrillo]

Thanks again, Matt. I attached a sideview pic for your reference.

Question though - using this method would really defeat the purpose of having a sump from the standpoint that you can hold excess water that drains through in the event that your power goes out right???? I mean if I were just to get a rubbermaid that would hold 6-8 inches of water, then my limit would be barely anything at all, correct?

Or are you saying that I can still keep my original sump full of water ? I guess that makes sense - since if the power goes out, whatever is in the sump is gonna stay there, right?

So my total volume of water can still be increased since there will be a lot more standing water in my current sump, right?

This stuff doesnt make as much sense to me as all you other reefers. I'm an accountant, and this is about as easy as learning Japanese in a day to me.....lol

 

[gborrillo]

what if i were to get an additional acrylic fish tank ( i can get it cheap). Could I use that as well? I dont see why not. Maybe just more 'neat looking' I suppose.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks again, Matt. I attached a sideview pic for your reference.

Perfect. That's exactly what I meant.

Question though - using this method would really defeat the purpose of having a sump from the standpoint that you can hold excess water that drains through in the event that your power goes out right???? I mean if I were just to get a rubbermaid that would hold 6-8 inches of water, then my limit would be barely anything at all, correct?

Correct. Thus, get a tall rubbermaid. As long as the top of your rubbermaid is the same level as the top of your sump you'll be okay. It can be lower, but then you'll be sacrificing the maximum volume your sump can hold. The whole thing (skimmer sump+sump) is essentially one container with a really odd shape. Try to think of it that way.

Or are you saying that I can still keep my original sump full of water ? I guess that makes sense - since if the power goes out, whatever is in the sump is gonna stay there, right?

This stuff doesnt make as much sense to me as all you other reefers. I'm an accountant, and this is about as easy as learning Japanese in a day to me.....lol

The picture you drew would be perfect if the skimmer sump was a bit taller. If you can get another acrylic tank made to those specs, even better.

 

[Jolieve]

Just FYI, I bought a 35 gallon rubbermaid tub for 5$ and use it as my sump. No it's not pretty, but who's going to see the thing other than you? Check Lowe's or Home Depot's prices on those tubs and see if it doesn't beat the price of the acrylic tank. No point in spending extra money on this hobby if you don't have to IMO