Built from $45.00 worth of 1/4" scraps. Based on Aqueon ProFlex sumps and their unique bubble traps and filter sock hanger assembly.
Here is the ProFlex
Here are the scrap pieces that I bought for $1.50 / lb. Max width was 10" so I had to create seams along the sumps length. The sump is 18" tall. I cut all of the various pieces that I needed on a table saw. The sump ended up with several aesthetic flaws but it functions exactly as I had hoped.
During construction. Overall dimensions are 36" x 13" X 18" tall.
Here are photos of the twin 1.5" drains and the bubble traps. The water goes down into the pipes and back up to the surface - down through the filter socks & then through the spill way and over the drip tray. It is absolutely silent. Really cool.
I chose to just rest the heater in one of the filter socks.. Eliminates a place for non sock filtered to bypass.
Spill way & drip tray. Spill way is a series of 3/8" holes drilled along the sump's width. You can also see the lateral seam
Pump output area. There is a 2" foam block that all of the water passes through before the pump
Sump is also connected to a 29 gallon with a bulkhead. I use this 29 for fry grow out, isolation tank, whatever.
Whole sump setup. I also have some Google SketchUp drawings of the sump when I was designing it. I will upload those later
Here is the ProFlex
Here are the scrap pieces that I bought for $1.50 / lb. Max width was 10" so I had to create seams along the sumps length. The sump is 18" tall. I cut all of the various pieces that I needed on a table saw. The sump ended up with several aesthetic flaws but it functions exactly as I had hoped.
During construction. Overall dimensions are 36" x 13" X 18" tall.
Here are photos of the twin 1.5" drains and the bubble traps. The water goes down into the pipes and back up to the surface - down through the filter socks & then through the spill way and over the drip tray. It is absolutely silent. Really cool.
I chose to just rest the heater in one of the filter socks.. Eliminates a place for non sock filtered to bypass.
Spill way & drip tray. Spill way is a series of 3/8" holes drilled along the sump's width. You can also see the lateral seam
Pump output area. There is a 2" foam block that all of the water passes through before the pump
Sump is also connected to a 29 gallon with a bulkhead. I use this 29 for fry grow out, isolation tank, whatever.
Whole sump setup. I also have some Google SketchUp drawings of the sump when I was designing it. I will upload those later
