Part 1: Sumps and Design of 800 Gallon Aquarium

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Part 1: Sumps and Design of 800 Gallon Aquarium

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Dave discusses the sump and equipment of our 800 gallon aquarium using 3D model created by Ryan Forshaw of Ryueno Designs. www.ryuneo-desi...
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@ahmetmutlu3779 Жыл бұрын

The Best Sump explanation video I have ever seen

@JanetDiaz6152 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for showing us. Wow you have a very simple setup. Can't wait for put 2.

@briansfishtanks 10 жыл бұрын

Cool stuff! that 800 is an amazing tank!

@james1307oak 10 жыл бұрын

fantastic! can't wait for the Closed Loop/OM talk and i hope you can give us more then just a description, but also some insite on why it was plumbed the way it is or some reasoning on the flow dynamics!!

@VividAquariums 10 жыл бұрын

We placed the returns around the perimeter of the aquarium and plumbed them through the top bracing to allow us to get flow throughout the aquarium. This leaves very little room for dead spots and we have no need for power heads in the tank. The reasoning is simply to create flow throughout the tank. I kept the closed loop intakes centered down 9" because I didn't want the potential for 800 gallons of water on the floor. I didn't get too scientific with it but I'm happy with the results.

@GENISIS1TWENTYONE 10 жыл бұрын

I thought it would be so much more complicated. Looks great!

@davidsykes6322 10 жыл бұрын

Very impressive Ryan. This is way above our aspirations at the moment but there is a great deal of local interest in the history of Atherton Hall and I am sure that the people of Leigh and District would be very interested to see how it appeared in its day. It existed for 100 years but was never fully occupied as the owner died before it was finished. We could fit the house out with traditional décor and have walk through exhibitions - who knows?

@jeffmays7192 9 жыл бұрын

such a simple system from what I've been looking at and the tank is alive and thriving. Makes you wonder how much equip you actually need…

@wd11800 6 жыл бұрын

ehm ... i think its overcomplicated , the more piping you add and external pumps the more things can go wrong in the long run . just my opinion .

@Ricardo020255 10 жыл бұрын

most excellent setup!...I notice you are dropping your skimmer output back into the same sump as the input (instead of straight into the "return" sump)..is this so you can "double skim"..or is there another reason?..Thanks

@johncarlson3742 7 жыл бұрын

Dave, is this design usable for a freshwater tank? Is there anything that would have to change to use the design for a freshwater tank?

@ldam 9 жыл бұрын

Do you use carbon reactor on this setup?

@racinrevo 10 жыл бұрын

Just curious what the 2 boxes under the alk and cal containers are? Stir plates? Very cool video!!

@VividAquariums 10 жыл бұрын

Yes those are Hanna HI190M magnetic stirrers. We use powders to mix our CA, Alk, & Mg. Since it is such a large aquarium we mix them very saturated and the stirrers help to keep everything well mixed.

@915Mang 10 жыл бұрын

Have you guys thought about using an ATS just as an experiment? What do you think about using them? Thanks

@VividAquariums 10 жыл бұрын

I'm guessing you mean Algae Turf Scrubber. We really have no need for one as they only help with Nitrates and Phosphates which are all well under control with our current setup.

@golpins 10 жыл бұрын

That sump has a lot of "cool" zig-zags" but that is about it. It's basically two sumps when you could of made it more simpler by adding one large sump. Besides the first force-down chamber, everything else is pretty plain. Was expecting some sort of cool innovative sump.