Reef Aquarium Sump Design and Placement

This video is all about the different ways you can implement a sump into a reef aquarium system. A sump is very helpful in reef aquariums because it is essentially a spot to house all the mechanical components of life support that would otherwise have to be bolted onto your display tank. Getting as much of the equipment out of the display tank as possible is a beneficial thing aesthetically and in a sump gives you more flexibility on the size of the equipment you are able to use. It also increases the volume of the reef aquarium which helps with overall stability of both chemistry and temperature. Lastly it can be broken up into specialized sections and customized to how you want to maintain a reef tank. Let's get into reef aquarium sump design and placement ideas!

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0:00 Introduction
1:53 Under the Aquarium Stand
6:53 Offset Sump Design
9:05 Separate Sump Room
11:18 Basement Sump Room
15:36 Closing thoughts on sump placement

[Ricardo-dnyn]

Hi Than and Becka!!!
Minute 15:12 hahaha well done!!! i had to chance my diaper. Excelent video!!!

[joshpitts]

Love this video. Anyone that has this hobby going, runs into everything you described. I Just built a new setup and I put a lot of thought into my tiny tank. Plumbing and planning is crucial. I suggest if your watching this as a beginner. Get a all in one setup. Don't try to do what tidal garden does first. If you find yourself loving this hobby as we do. Plan, plan and get it done. God bless!

[stevenpavan]

The tank, stand and sump at the beginning of this video is eye candy. Wow!

[trackaholic]

This video is amazing. The way you explain things and make them easy to understand makes me wish you’d put videos out more often. On par if not better than reef buildings/brs.

[dreamnight-mqzg]

OMG you made my heart jump out of my chest with that mummified zombie jump scare😂😂. I was so focused on that old creepy basement that i wasn’t expecting that. 😅. I get what you mean tho, those old homes with those creepy basements were the stuff of my childhood nightmares. Use to live in this old house with that kind of basement and it was creepy as hell and made all kinds of scary noises. Don’t think i’ll be putting a sump down those old cellars anytime soon. 😂

[izzyskinnychin]

For people lookin into setting one up what are the most important aspects in a sump ie; filtration heat… great video

[RobBoryckiGolf]

Love the basement tour great video as always Than and Becca

[madrox]

I absolutely love this new building. You've killed it Than

[oupainting]

Absolutely wonderful way to explain the usefulness and ups and downs of a sump

[ryanlewis]

Whoo that took a dark turn lol. Love the video

[monteb]

Tip for people new to basment sumps, the pump that pumps up can slowly lose power after a long time. Check a few times a year if your pump still pumps like it used to

[kckc]

Great video! Need more. I have aluminum stand with sump under it. 225 gallon… would love to have a fish room for it all

[Aquariumike]

Nice! I am building a 1000 gallon tank with a 300 gallon sump (in basement) and this helps. I would love to know more about the sump skeleton setup where you move the skimmer and such outside the sump. I will record the process as well and share later on.

[Waynerock]

Oh my god that’s so funny I spent 2 1/2 hours after work last night cleaning my return and my skimmer pump and when you said Reef yoga, I about lost it dude. I couldn’t think of a more apt description of what it was like doing that.

[calisky]

Very cool and well said. I just have a sump under my aluminium stand. If I could, I would have a seperate room for all tank gear and filtation and everything in between.

[sanpietroprogettista]

My sump is under my tank and I purchased a pair of tall cabinets from Amazon to place on either side. One has supplies, the other has chiller and uv sterilizer on the bottom and external skimmer on the top. I like the arrangement although a dedicated fish room behind the tank is my lottery winning dream.

[siggyincr]

Dedicated fish/equipment room is the goal for me. I'm hoping to build a house 5-10 years down the road and my thought was to essentially make the garage an extra bay wider and then partition it off from the rest of the garage once the rest of the house has been pretty much finished. That way there would be room for a huge refugium/sump and raceway style frag tank. And you wouldn't be able to hear the equipment from the display tank/s. If you're building a space specifically for dealing with the power requirements and water/humidity, you can make it a space you don't mind spending time in. Though I'm a bit of a gear head/systems engineer type so in a way I would almost enjoy the equipment room more than the display tank.

[larryreid]

I like the pre set, the suction cups hold it in place..

[HiGhGuY]

What company makes those black rotating nozzles for what I'm guessing is a closed loop circulation system @ 13:46?

[JayTubbs]

Great info! I have a 39 gallon Red Sea tank on a 2nd floor. Sump is a refugium style with mangroves that have been growing great for 4 years. Downside is ATO. The tank is too small. I do have a closet behind the tank, and might design a bigger ATO. It just needs to be failsafe, otherwise, I'll spill gallons of water from my 2nd floor.