Sump/Pumbing Pics please!!!

Bfofre

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Well during the planning phase of my new 90G RR, i've been looking at lots of designs for plumbing.
Seems that plumbing the return with a manifold is very popular so i can branch off to run reactors, etc.

I would love to see some pictures "under the hood" of your reef setups.
Looking for my design inspiration.

My intent is to use a 30gal 36" tank as my sump, baffled for drain, fuge, return.

Looking forward to seeing what you got!!
 

TORX

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Skimmer design in theory.

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First build of it.

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The tank was too high and I could not get my skimmer out or really do anything in the tank, so onto cutting glass. I left the first chamber high so that I can still use the extra water volume. This is what my sump looks like now.

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unibob

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Not my photo nor setup, was another members setup. Looks like far right is where his return pump would hookup too, outlet on bottom I'm assuming as a pressure release valve for line, and on far left would be the outlet for return back to tank.
 

Neopimp

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Plumbing is hard to see cause of the skimmer but the Far left is my return to tank.  The next 3 are the drains.  The horizontal one to the other side of the sump is tee d off the return line.  One thing I would do differently is put a valve after/above the tee to better control flows and pressures on the recycle.

And you can usually just drill PBS an tap with the proper threads to run reactors.  I did it with a mishmash of adaptors.
 
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