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thelinks4u
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Here is a pic of the sump that i just got with ta complete setup that i got and it appears to be missing a baffle anyonegot any ideas or am i just seeing this wrong also if it is missing how big do i make a new one there arfe a few pics of the entire sump here as well
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Briney Dave
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That is a basic bio-ball sump. Most likely there was a baffle there but needing to replace it depends on what you are wanting to do with it.
there would have been a horizontal plate on the left side to keep the balls in place and allow water to drain out to move into the next section.
I have never had good luck with the balls (not to say that others could or do) They became a trap/source of re-released N
the top tray on the left would also hold a filter pad and in some cases a charcoal layer stuffed between the pads. Again I had poor results with this for the same reason as above.
let us know exactly what you want from your sump and we can help get it layed out
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thelinks4u
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Ok well i am not real sure what i need to make it work i just got this stuff a week ago and it was all taken down when i got it i was hoping someone had a setup like this that could help the guy i got it from had it setup for a couple of wyears and had no problems wit anything her e is a link fromth MR site that i am guessing this need sto look this way when setup http://www.michiganreefers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66731not real sure so any help is welcome and needed
Thanks
Steve
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kazoh
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Hey Steve,
That's similar to an old bio-ball setup I had...like Briney said, the top location on the left of the unit is for the filter pad and the bottom (missing) section was to suspend the balls without allowing them to fall below the water line. If you wanted to use the bio-balls again, it appears that all you would need is a bit of egg-crate for the bottom (it would sit on the four small plexi tabs), a bit of filterfloss/pad for up top, and a section of sponge for the middle of the bottom by the baffle. In my opinioin, egg-crate could be cut and fit a lot easier (and allow much better flow rate) than drilling a BUNCH of holes into a piece of plexi if you were trying to restore it to its original design. However, you could alter the design a slight bit and probably end up with a little better functioning unit. Depends on what you want to do...
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haxjester
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Like Dave said, the baffle is not neccessary. I also have a wet/dry like that, that was used and i fixed up a bit. You'll need some eggcrate (light diffuser, in the electric/lights section) from lowes or home depot to use as a tray to hold your media. If you dont already have bio balls dont worry about getting any. User nylon potscrubbers like i have in the pic. They are dirt cheap and have more surface area than bio balls do. You'll also need a filter pad to place over the drip tray. You'll need a pump, return line, overflow, and overflow line. The bottom piece of screen and eggcrate are not needed, and im not sure why i even left them in there.
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thelinks4u
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Ok i see how yours is setup and i believe i will do mine very similar do you have any shots of how the skimmer and stuff is set up in the sump or is yours different than that also i noticed on the inside of the chamber about half way up there is a hole in the side that looks like it drains into the main part f the sump i will try to get a pic of this and post it tomorrow i may look for some guidence when i get ready to get the tank set up and stuff i need to run some electrical to where the tank will be and i just have not had the time yet if anyone is interested in coming to help that has a setup like this you would be more than welcome to come and help
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