FishBeard
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Worked up a rough first version for the sump I want to have built for the 180, note that no bracing or lids have been designed, I want to have the tank layed out first. There will be dual reverse durso draining into the 2 bubble pipes, which then flows into dual 4" socks, or possibly a single 7" rectangular sock. This leads to the ample skimmer and reactor pump chamber, media reactors will hang or stand to the left of the sump and drain back into the sock or directly out in front of the skimmer intake. From there thru a 3 pane bubble trap to the return chamber. On the opposite end there will be a reasonable size refuge with a bubble tower which will be fed directly from a tee off the right overflow drain. I'm going a little conservative on the fuge since I plan to run biopellets on this system, and primarily want a place to temporarily hold livestock and propagate pod life, rather than a large fuge for biological filtration. The one thing I did not model as I'm not sure where I want them yet is a probe holder. I'm toying with the idea of running the probes directly from a manifold in the piping system, rather than mounting them in the sump. This design will tweak a little here and there, but any major design flaws anyone sees please share. Sump dimensions are 42"x18"x14" FYI. It's a pretty big tank.
