Help w/ building a sump..

So i plan to build a sump for my 55g since i cant seem to find a decent used one.. I cant fit it under my tank so im going to build a matching cabnit next to the tank that will house my sump. My question is does anyone have a decent site i can get the basics off of on what i need and how it should be set up?? i did a little browsing but really couldnt find to much what im wanting.. maybe a diagram?? I found a few but they all seem so different. Guess I just need to know the basics of what i will need set up. Sorry for sounding like such a NEWB question but when it comes to sumps I am a newb. So any info would be great. I do know i will prob. mount my protein skimmer on the side of my sump. I wanna try to keep it compact as possible due to it not going under my tank. Thanks in advance for the help!

 

Are you going to mod a tank or are you wanting to bulid one from scratch? I made one out of acrylic for my 55 because I couldn't find anything to fit my stand. There some good videos on youtube explaining how to weld acrylic if thats the route you are wanting to go.
here is a link to my build thread http://www.3reef.com/forums/refugium/starting-my-sump-build-117845.html[/URL]
Here is great link to check out http://www.3reef.com/forums/reef-aquarium-articles-how-tos/all-about-sumps-filters-fuges-79852.html
Let me know if you have questions

 

Thanks Dusty. Im not sure which route i want to go.. I would almost rather pay for a used one or find one for sale due to my lack of knowledge on sumps. Buying a used one and being explained to how it works would prob. be my best bet but really having a hard time finding one. So i may have to do a build.

 

Once the for sale section becomes available to me maybe I can find a used sump

 

Yeah in hear you on the for sale section.

 

Melev's Reef.

Jeff


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