DIY sump/refugium need help

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torontoleafs_ro

Noob Reefer
Oct 12, 2007
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GTA area Ontario, Canada
I've never had a reef tank before and i'm trying to save cost by building my own sump/refugium I'm wondering if someone can help with instructions for them.... If it helps the tank is going 2 be either a 75 or 90 gallon.
All help will be greatly appreciated
 
Here is some links to DIY projects that people have done

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=125265

and here is a search for DIY Sumps..There is some good info for you to read and learn and understand what is involved in designing sumps...

http://www.aquariacentral.com/forums/search.php?searchid=1767868


Building a sump is not that hard, you just have to understand the basics of what is involved and how they work...for a basic understanding of how sumps work, please read the following web page...

http://www.melevsreef.com/allmysumps.html

Hope that helps

Niko
 
torontoleafs_ro said:
Thank you the links were good now my question is ... where can i get 3/16" plexiglass (acrylic) in around the GTA area Ontario?
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Do you folks have Home Depot or ACO or Ace Hardwares? They all carry it in my area. I got mine at a Home Depot.

Here's a pic of my very basic sump:
Christmas2006andDec2006reefpicsw-2.jpg


These guys on the board walked me through most of it, but I did use the site Niko mentioned too (melevsreef). I'd like to also mention that I'm not happy with that skimmer and it's soon to be replaced.

Good luck,
Tom


Hey Niko,
I like the new avatar!
Regards,
Tom
 
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