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This was the sump for my 800g tank. It is made by Envision Acrylic, is super nice, and uses 1-inch side panels so there is no bracing on the top. Here is a rendering of it I drew as the design:
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It is about 4 feet by 3 feet by 18 inches tall. The "input" side has 4 two-inch diameter slots for bulkheads and a couple of one-inch or 1.5-inchers in the back. The "output" on the front has 3 two-inch and 1 1.5-inch. I have bulkheads for all of the outputs and most of the inputs if you would like.
The 2-inch wide strip in the middle of the three zig-zag pieces has an eggcrate piece that sits inside it and into which you can place filter media for fine mechanical filtration. I used strips of felt to quickly suck large quantities of silt out of the tank just via this feature of the sump. In day-to-day operation, you take the strip out and you get full flow-through.
This sump was about $1500 to construct back when acrylic was half the price it is today. It needs a bath but is otherwise ready to roll. You can have it for $450 obo.
This was the sump for my 800g tank. It is made by Envision Acrylic, is super nice, and uses 1-inch side panels so there is no bracing on the top. Here is a rendering of it I drew as the design:
View attachment 5588
It is about 4 feet by 3 feet by 18 inches tall. The "input" side has 4 two-inch diameter slots for bulkheads and a couple of one-inch or 1.5-inchers in the back. The "output" on the front has 3 two-inch and 1 1.5-inch. I have bulkheads for all of the outputs and most of the inputs if you would like.
The 2-inch wide strip in the middle of the three zig-zag pieces has an eggcrate piece that sits inside it and into which you can place filter media for fine mechanical filtration. I used strips of felt to quickly suck large quantities of silt out of the tank just via this feature of the sump. In day-to-day operation, you take the strip out and you get full flow-through.
This sump was about $1500 to construct back when acrylic was half the price it is today. It needs a bath but is otherwise ready to roll. You can have it for $450 obo.
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