DIY Sump/Refugium - Acrylic Build

To make it easy, and work as well or better, I use the container in a container method, modify where you want the water going, etc.

Here's my main thread on it:
http://www.3reef.com/forums/i-made/my-diy-sump-thread-140525.html

Oh, and I did get the remark about the 5g buckets.

Check out my DT vid in my signature- look like a bunch of 5g buckets to you?

You can BUILD or BUY a sump- I commend anyone for that.
There are alternatives that work as well, that are easily modified, for a fraction of the cost.

 

Dunskies! Some pictures of the finished product after a leak test and later installed.

 

That's great! But, when space is at a premium and the area for the sump is a quarter of a circle, designing and building your own sump is the best way to go. I get everything I want in the space provided. It's fantastic that you could use inexpensive materials and get the same results, but it just wasn't an option for me.

 

That looks awesome! Great DIY.

 

Thanks! I was really worried that the cuts wouldn't be precise enough to for the bond I needed, but apparently they were close enough! I'm a little bummed that the baffles aren't keeping the micro bubbles from my NWB 110 out of the return section. They keep all the input bubbles out, just not the micros. I ordered a filter sock for the skimmer so I'll see if that helps. Otherwise I can't complain. The sump is silent except the the hum of the pumps and has increased my water volume by from 6-7 to 12-13 gallons.