Custom Rimless Elos 100 Sump from Advanced Acrylics

[nyoneway]

Hey guys, I just want to share the new custom sump I received from Advanced Acrylics. I just got it tonight and my expectation was blown away. John from Advanced Acrylics took my rudimentary design and made it into a work of art.

Specs:
30"x20"x16" rimless (using 3/8" acrylic)
12 gallon Refugium on the left
8 gallon ATO
probe holders

Enjoy the pics of the un-boxing. I can't wait to hook it up this weekend.

 

[jr973]

Nice looking craftmanship

 

[Sandyp1]

Nice ! Looks like all the water flows in from the corner and takes a Utern to the return. Definately not going to have micro bubbles with that sump !
Keep the pix coming !

 

[cisco1717]

You took some real nice clear photos

 

[jackson6745]

That is really nice!

 

[nyoneway]

Nice ! Looks like all the water flows in from the corner and takes a Utern to the return. Definately not going to have micro bubbles with that sump !
Keep the pix coming !

Actually that would be a great feature. But, unfortunately the chamber on the bottom is the ATO reservoir. The left most section is the refugium which flows into a small chamber with baffles. In the pics it looks like a u-turn.

 

[ReefMonkey13]

Nice sump . . almost looks too nice to put water in it.

Pretty well thought out design. So the back section for ATO RO water?

 

[nyoneway]

Nice sump . . almost looks too nice to put water in it.

Pretty well thought out design. So the back section for ATO RO water?

Thanks ReefMonkey. The front (or back section depends on the angle) is for ATO.

 

[ReefMonkey13]

Hope you don't mind . . I might "borrow" the design of my custom sump build.

Its definitely better to have everything in the cabinet other than cluttering the tank area.

Thanks for sharing

 

[nyoneway]

Hope you don't mind . . I might "borrow" the design of my custom sump build.

Its definitely better to have everything in the cabinet other than cluttering the tank area.

Thanks for sharing

No problem! More or less this is the design I sent to Advanced Acrylics.

 

[tunicata]

WOW, that is quite sexy.
Good luck with it.

 

[masterswimmer]

Nice acrylic work. Couple of questions if you don't mind.

1 - how is water getting to the fuge section?
2 - are you using a filter sock in that corner hole?

Russ

 

[nyoneway]

Nice acrylic work. Couple of questions if you don't mind.

1 - how is water getting to the fuge section?
2 - are you using a filter sock in that corner hole?

Russ

hey russ,

1 - In the fuge area, there's a ~1" hole drilled to accomodate a 1/2" bulkhead which will be fed by a dedicated 160gph pump that sits in the return area. This is by design to limit the flow and also allow the fuge to enjoy a higher water level (13") vs the sump at 8.5".

2 - It should accomodate a filter sock but not sure at the moment if I will be using one.

 

[Zuska]

good looking sump

 

[masterswimmer]

hey russ,

1 - In the fuge area, there's a ~1" hole drilled to accomodate a 1/2" bulkhead which will be fed by a dedicated 160gph pump that sits in the return area. This is by design to limit the flow and also allow the fuge to enjoy a higher water level (13") vs the sump at 8.5".

2 - It should accomodate a filter sock but not sure at the moment if I will be using one.

Looks good. BOL with it.

Russ