- Location
- Long Island
Hello everyone. I would like to give a synopsis of my new upgrade before I even get into the sump. I purchased a 55 gallon tank and stand for 50 dollars (I actually love the dimensions). I purchased a new redsea wavemaker for 40 dollars (I need to purchase 2 powerheads, preferably koralias). I own the bak pak 2 protein skimmer. I purchased a heater from walmart, and will be combining it with my tetrafin heater. I have 30 pounds of very fine live sand from petco. I combined it with 20 pounds of live caribsea sand (not nearly as fine, which I like). I purchased a Coralife 48" Deluxe series fixture (brand new, 2 65 watt True Actinic 03 Blue and 2 65 watt 10,000K Daylight straight pin compact fluorscent lamps, 2 on/off switches with 2 cords for 2 separate timers, built-in electronic ballasts and cooling fans, highly-polished reflector, acrylic lens cover). I currently only have 18 pounds of live rock (I need at least 37 more pounds). I have a cleanup crew: snails, hermits, blood shrimp, and a cleaner shriimp). I have two oceallaris clowns. I have 2 xenia frags, armor of gods zoos, unknown zoos, lunar eclipse zoos, green polyp toadstool leather, pink monti cap, ORA green birdsnest, pagoda cup, Tyree full spectrum chalice, orange agent acan, red acan, a green palythoa, and orange lobo which will be arriving from wetthumbfrags. I purchased two beautiful maxima clams and am having them held at the lfs.
I would like to construct a sump. The tank is not drilled; I am ordering an overflow box from ebay (probably an Eshopps model). Due to weight issues the sump can only be 20 gallons or less. I wanted a 15 gallon however, due to cost I am merely going to use the 20 gallon that I upgraded from. I would like for it to house my protein skimmer and 2 heaters. I also wanted to build a refugium into it. Thanks. Oh btw, I am not the best handyman, so this will be interesting.
Justin
I would like to construct a sump. The tank is not drilled; I am ordering an overflow box from ebay (probably an Eshopps model). Due to weight issues the sump can only be 20 gallons or less. I wanted a 15 gallon however, due to cost I am merely going to use the 20 gallon that I upgraded from. I would like for it to house my protein skimmer and 2 heaters. I also wanted to build a refugium into it. Thanks. Oh btw, I am not the best handyman, so this will be interesting.
Justin