20 Gallon DIY Sump Refugium (Part 1 - The Mockup).mov

Here is my 20 Gallon DIY Sump Refugium Mockup. I still have to machine the sloted grate in the first & second stage walls. You just have to imagine the black tape is the sloted grate. The Sump will have 15 Gallons of water approx with 5 gallons available space once the pump and overflow is shut off. Also note the skimmer will have a plexiglass base to sit on once I find the skimmers operating sweet spot. I will be using super glue to fix the stage walls in place and then using the marineland aquarium silicone to seal the walls. Check out my YouTube Channel http://www.youtube.com/djdoggiedog to see my Journey in making my Saltwater Reef Aquarium. Also Checkout my Excellent Featured Channels. There is lots of great Channels Here.

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[dm002a8686]

Love it buddy, just sub you back move now to part 2

[djdoggiedog]

@dm002a8686 Thanx! I'm working on the silicone now. I just did the first stage wall. This Silicone is tricky to work with. Stay tuned I should have it up next week or so. DJ

[davido523]

nice sump what are the specs of your baffles

[djdoggiedog]

@davido523 Thanx! The wall thickness is 1/4" thick and they are 9"-1/2" high. I used a 1/4" bit to machine the grate slots and they are 2". I finger the waterline will be approx 8"-1/2" to 9" high. Checkout the 2nd video and you can see how I machined the grate. I should have a third video ready soon. This video will show everything ready for silcone. I also had to adjust my spacing of the walls to accommodate the heater Stay tuned too see more DJ

[biggar920]

Nice... Its so much better than buying one. I made a video of mine too

[djdoggiedog]

@biggar920 Hi biggar, Thanx! I'll make sure and check out your video too! DJ

[djdoggiedog]

@Dukeap1 Thanx Duke, Cool Dude! Look forward to your next video! I'll be working on my stuff this weekend too! I'll try to get the second part of my project up in the next week or so DJ

[djdoggiedog]

@GarageReef LOL Yeah buddy! Nope I have been watching everyones youtube videos.. Hopefully my design will work well.. Make sure to check out the second video.. I'll be machine the sloted grates in the first and second stages.. I'm still making the fixture for my routor and I'll show everyone in detail how it all works.. Stay tuned DJ

[djdoggiedog]

@wesleyforbes Hi wesley thanx man! The water is coming! But it will still be a few months away.. Thanx for the comment. Look forward to your next video! DJ

[Dukeap1]

looking good, am doing the same size sump, am waiting for my skimmer to come in, I went with the swc 150, it should be here tomorrow so am hoping maybe this week I can mess with it but Ill be out of town until saturday so ill be tire sunday and not do anything but am ready to setup already, keep them coming