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Gietz

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So I got a problem with my sump and skimmer. My skimmer operated at a depth of 7 to 10 inchs but that part where my skimmers sits is 13.5 inches. I tried putting rock under but in turn I don't have enough room to take the collection cup out.  Other than cutting the piece of glass out and getting it cut shorter ( which will be a pain cause everything is in it) I was thinking of drilling holes 9 inches up. I have a small diamond drill piece and was just going to mark a line off at 9 inches and drill a bunch of holes vertical.  Would this be ok?? What should I do??
 
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if you cant put your skimmer on top of something, your best bet imo would be to take the glass out cut it and put it back in.

No point in cutting corners like this in a build.
 
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lets see a picture of your sump... is there another section that you could swap it out of?

blob is right...this early in the build you cant cut corners.... corner cutting is for established systems :). Do it right now - you'll thank yourself in the long run.
 
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Gietz

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YaTaya I'm thinking I should cut the glass out to buy it's going to be a pain in the ass and I don't want to mess up my tank!! Anyone in Windsor wanna do it for me for a reasonable price??
 
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phi delt reefer

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hopefully you got valves on your drain.  turn them off.

get some buckets and remove the water in the sump and save the water.

put the sump out.

remove the baffle by cutting into the silicone. sharp new blades are key

scrape the remaining silicone away.

mark the baffle for a 9" height and score ONCE then apply pressure to snap off the piece.

silicone it back - use tape to make nice clean lines... or just smother it in place

let it cure for 2-3 days

put the water back in and away you go... easy peasy lemon squeezy.
 
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phi delt reefer link said:
lets see a picture of your sump... is there another section that you could swap it out of?

blob is right...this early in the build you cant cut corners.... corner cutting is for established systems :). Do it right now - you'll thank yourself in the long run.
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I've got a picture of it up in members tanks under 55 gallon build. And no I can't which it out my live rock / cheato is only 6.5 inches lol
 
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phi delt reefer

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take your 13" baffle and snap off 4" after scoring it.

youtube how to cut glass - you score it and just snap it. Its not like cutting wood. Similar to cutting tile.
 
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ever cut glass before?

you use a diamond scriber (can get them cheep at most hardware stores) layout a straight edge at the point where youwant to cut. run the scriber along the straight edge to scribe the glass. push hard....and only go over it once. what i find that works good to break the glass at teh scribed line is go to a table with a nice straight edge looking thru the glass put the scribed line just past the edge hanging off the table. apply some pressure to it, and the glass will break along the scribed line. done and done
 
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Gietz

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Never cut glass, he'll everything in this saltwater hobby has been a first for me lol. Game plan, cut glass and then figure out my RODI unit and what to do with the PSI gauge lol
 
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Gietz

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Really?? Ok ill put the psi gauge there thank you and how much should it measure?  And where can u get the aquarium safe silicon??
 
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what skimmer do u have?....depending on skimmer might be possible to dial it in at that depth still. as for removal of collection cup instead depending on skimmer if ur worried about emptying it does it have a drain valve that way u dont have to empty the cup and have the drain valve empty into a hang on bottle or something, then every couple of days just take a rag and clean out the cup of leftover gunk?? dunno just trying to add suggestions.
 
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Gietz

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crazybizzle link said:
what skimmer do u have?....depending on skimmer might be possible to dial it in at that depth still. as for removal of collection cup instead depending on skimmer if ur worried about emptying it does it have a drain valve that way u dont have to empty the cup and have the drain valve empty into a hang on bottle or something, then every couple of days just take a rag and clean out the cup of leftover gunk?? dunno just trying to add suggestions.
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ihave the extreme BMK 150 (SWC) and I've already thought of adding the hose lol but the sump I bought off you is huge lol and my stand is only built for a 55
thx tho
 
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lol i suck my gunk out of my skimmer with a turkey baster cause my cup likes sticking and its pretty hard to get at anyway.
 
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