- Location
- Howell, NJ
The one i currently have skimz sm203 dc
Tonyscoots84's Marineland 200DD Tank Upgrade
- Thread starter Tonyscoots84
- Start date
- Location
- New Jersey
Change it. Get a reef octopus external skimmer..
- Location
- Howell, NJ
no thanks, i love my skimmer and want to keep it in the sump 
- Location
- Howell, NJ
Ok cancelled the stand and going to make my own ... :party: to more work :sigh:
... :party: to more work :sigh:
- Location
- New Jersey
Ok cancelled the stand and going to make my own
Good move.
- Location
- New Jersey , 07057
Ok cancelled the stand and going to make my own
Was going to suggest the same thing ....
1st thing those stands aren't great, I know two guys who's tanks craked due to the stand .
2nd those stands are super short( I think you encounter this problem allready :wink1::wink1: )
Get to work lol:givebeer:
- Location
- 11756
Yeah I'm with Rich. Was there to relax and watch you do the work, while I point my fingers and say "do this and do that"....
Ok cancelled the stand and going to make my own
Something always comes up but it's best to get it out of the way now. I had the same problem with the stand on my 75G that I was limited in height for my skimmer. What I ended up doing was splitting the drain line in two; one for skimmer compartment on left, one for refugium compartment on the right. It's more plumbing but this way I was able to hold a larger volume in my refugium since I could make the baffle height for that compartment almost as high as the sump tank. It was a solution to the problem at the time but was not ideal (I could never get the flow rates just right).
I just finished swapping out the stand for one I built. I made the new stand 4 inches higher to avoid the problem with the skimmer level. I kept the same 30 gallon long size sump in the tank but now have more water volume in my sump and less plumbing in there.
Looking forward to seeing it all setup.
i do agree a 20g sounds kinda small but i have a 300dd and it doesn't even drain down 10gal with skimmer and return off, and the tank is full to the center brace. i have a 50 for sump.
i don't see how you can have 2" of drain down when the weirs are only 1" high
and you don't fill it to the top of the wiers? correct me if I'm wrong
Edd, a 20 will not work on a 200g tank if the person plans on having a skimmer section and even a section for macro. I need to use a 40g due to the skimmer section water level.
If you use a 20g as just a plain sump, water drains and goes back up then yes a 20g with an operational water level about 8 gallons would suffice.
a 20g compartmentalized sump cannot support a 200g, minimum is 35g sump
If you use a 20g as just a plain sump, water drains and goes back up then yes a 20g with an operational water level about 8 gallons would suffice.
a 20g compartmentalized sump cannot support a 200g, minimum is 35g sump
yes i agree the 20 is too small. i was referring to the drain down in gallons.
i have a fifty breeder and is small and tight with skimmer.
- Location
- New Jersey
All in all I am glad that folks have the same opinion that I sighted. That said, it was not easy to sway Tony to look into these details . Now that he did I am with Rich and will be watching from the sideline. Food and drinks on me. Let's see Tony build the stand
. Now that he did I am with Rich and will be watching from the sideline. Food and drinks on me. Let's see Tony build the stand - Location
- NY
T, I couldn't agree more with everyone regarding sump size. My opinion for a fix differs completely though. I say contact Jeff, Custom King and get him to make a sump with an appropriate footprint for the available space.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
Thanks guys...
Picked up 2x4's
40 gallon breeder
Picked up 2x4's
40 gallon breeder
- Location
- New Jersey
Nice! Now we talking.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
now i gotta do a new sump design :irked: :lol2:
- Location
- New Jersey
Make the skimmer section close to skimmer foot print. Add more room to fuge section. Come take a look at my custom sump if you like. It is a 75G sump.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
sunny i stopped cheato to get my nutrients up but one day will prob. use it again.... As of now my initial plumbing situation is prob. going to be both overflows to the 1st section. At the moment its a little tight with 1 filter sock and would like to utilize some more room to accommodate the socks and space to work
- Location
- Howell, NJ
potential sump layout. Should I add 1 more baffle on the right?
- Location
- 10022
Tony check out my sump
we have the same sump and the same skimmer
we have the same sump and the same skimmer
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