Good sized sump/refugium

"Pszemol" wrote in
:

"Mark Cooper" wrote in message
.. .
I recommend building one. It's easy and inexpensive.
I made one from a 20 gallon long.

I checked the http://www.all-glass.com website, and
they have something they call "20 High" which is
24"x12"x16" - that would almost fit my opening, except
I am exactl 24" wide and the tank might have a frame
little bit wider or be not exactly 24" but 24"+1/8
and I am screwed :-)

But with that height there is some room to play with :-)

Had some pieces of window glass cut to size and siliconed
them in. You can make any arrangement you like, and if you
get hold of a used tank, or if you have an extra one,
it will save you a bundle compared to even a small hang on 'fuge.

Right now the money is not as important as not to have
the tank teared apart just to fit a bigger sump in the
cabinet... So I need to either - make one from scratch
or find some 24" long which would fit giving me more room
than my regular 10 gallons tank I currently use: 20"x10"x12"

Have you looked into the Rubbermaid/Sterilite type storage tubs? They
come in a wide assortment of sizes and shapes, and there are lots of
folks who use them successfully for sumps/fuges. You can use smaller
containers set inside the main container to create compartments.

I've seen pics of reefcentral of some pretty neat sumps made this way.



Mark

I do not personally view the Sterilite as a suitable long term or
permanent item for a fuge. Fine for use for a quick and dirty QT tank
etc but thats about it. A fuge is considered long term......Sterilite
or rubber maid gets crazed and cracked over time and its a real pain
in the backside to attach any items to it with adhesives etc. For what
an 8 gal container cost made by Sterilite ($8.99) , I can buy a 10 gal
AGA tank ($9.95) for about a buck more....and have sopmethng that
wold last and be much easier to work with.

On 20 Dec 2006 02:51:04 GMT, Mark Cooper wrote:

"Pszemol" wrote in
:

"Mark Cooper" wrote in message
.. .
I recommend building one. It's easy and inexpensive.
I made one from a 20 gallon long.

I checked the http://www.all-glass.com website, and
they have something they call "20 High" which is
24"x12"x16" - that would almost fit my opening, except
I am exactl 24" wide and the tank might have a frame
little bit wider or be not exactly 24" but 24"+1/8
and I am screwed :-)

But with that height there is some room to play with :-)

Had some pieces of window glass cut to size and siliconed
them in. You can make any arrangement you like, and if you
get hold of a used tank, or if you have an extra one,
it will save you a bundle compared to even a small hang on 'fuge.

Right now the money is not as important as not to have
the tank teared apart just to fit a bigger sump in the
cabinet... So I need to either - make one from scratch
or find some 24" long which would fit giving me more room
than my regular 10 gallons tank I currently use: 20"x10"x12"

Have you looked into the Rubbermaid/Sterilite type storage tubs? They
come in a wide assortment of sizes and shapes, and there are lots of
folks who use them successfully for sumps/fuges. You can use smaller
containers set inside the main container to create compartments.

I've seen pics of reefcentral of some pretty neat sumps made this way.



Mark



-------
I forgot more about ponds and koi than I'll ever know!