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Juwel Trigon 350 build
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zozo
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Your topic made me think of tweaking my sump again, i still had some china stuf laying around to experiment with.. You made me think of the ramp vs sieve, actual both are not ideal.. So i came up with this and it seems to work pretty good.
Still had 2 sets of these, they come with a little spray bar.. Which has a 10mm connector sleave. I never used them for anything.. Thanks for pooking my grey mass.
http://www.banggood.com/Original-HW-603B602B-Filter-Water-Inlet-and-outlet-Accessories-p-907307.html
Made an extension for my first devider wall and drilled 2 - 10mm holes and did put in the spray bars.
I need one more in the middle to finnish it off. The connector sleave is soft pvc and the spray bars can be pulled off.
Still had 2 sets of these, they come with a little spray bar.. Which has a 10mm connector sleave. I never used them for anything.. Thanks for pooking my grey mass.
http://www.banggood.com/Original-HW-603B602B-Filter-Water-Inlet-and-outlet-Accessories-p-907307.html
Made an extension for my first devider wall and drilled 2 - 10mm holes and did put in the spray bars.
I need one more in the middle to finnish it off. The connector sleave is soft pvc and the spray bars can be pulled off.
DavidW
Member
Looking good. Great idea
DavidW
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Got round to making the adjustments to the sump today and built the lid and shower tray to go on top of the bio balls, still need to drill holes in the lid an the drip holes in the shower tray.
This is the last compartment, where the pump sits. I've separated it now so foam will go in the first smaller section before it gets to the pump.
Here's the first compartment, in the second pic the water enters on the right side, then passes to the left going through eheim mech pro, ceramic noodles and foam before entering the next compartment.
This is the lid to my sump.
This is the shower drip tray, once the sealants set I'll get the holes drilled.
This is the last compartment, where the pump sits. I've separated it now so foam will go in the first smaller section before it gets to the pump.
Here's the first compartment, in the second pic the water enters on the right side, then passes to the left going through eheim mech pro, ceramic noodles and foam before entering the next compartment.
This is the lid to my sump.
This is the shower drip tray, once the sealants set I'll get the holes drilled.
DavidW
Member
Ok, so I managed to start putting everything together today inside my house. I've moved my Trigon 190 to make way for the 350.
I've fitted the sump plumbing now, everything went surprisingly smoothly
Still got a few tweaks to make but made good progress this afternoon
I've fitted the sump plumbing now, everything went surprisingly smoothly
Still got a few tweaks to make but made good progress this afternoon
Ryan Thang To
Member
looking good so far. i like the sump. never had one before interested to try oneday
cheers
ryan
cheers
ryan
Daveslaney
Member
Looks good to me too.Nice work with the acrlic.
The discus in your 190 look fantastic will look great in the bigger tank.
The discus in your 190 look fantastic will look great in the bigger tank.
DavidW
Member
This is my first sump too. When I bought the tank it came with the sump tank but no pipework, so I thought I'd give it a try
I was originally a bit worried about the possibility of a flood, but the way it setup it unlikely for this to happen, I've got a main drain and an emergency overflow. If by some change they both get blocked given the sump design the water that will get pumped into the tank from the sump isn't enough to cause it to overflow and my pump has a build in sensor which turns it off if it runs dry.In theory it should all work. Only way to be sure is to test it fully which I should get round to this week fingers crossed
DavidW
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Thanks, I'm looking forward to getting it all finished and then moving the discus. Once there across I'll be selling the Trigon 190.
DavidW
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Tonight I fitted a 3D rock background
dean
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Where did you get the Rock background
Regards
Dean
Regards
Dean
DavidW
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I got it from Aqua Maniacs. I contacted them and told them what I wanted and gave them a drawing with sizes and they made it for me.
DavidW
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Took the bracing off this morning
DavidW
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I started setting up the rock scape last night.
I've got 2 x 9 litre bags of soil and 1 x 3 litre bag of base left over, I think I drastically over estimated how much substrate I needed lol.
I've got 2 x 9 litre bags of soil and 1 x 3 litre bag of base left over, I think I drastically over estimated how much substrate I needed lol.
dean
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Which Sump pump are you using ?
Regards
Dean
Regards
Dean
Manisha
Member
Looking great so far! Love your rock ☺ There's is only one thing to do with extra soil...keep it for the next tank!
DavidW
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I'm using a Jecod DCS3000
DavidW
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Thanks, I'm already planning the next tank
DavidW
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I've added the wood now and got the final layout sorted -
I tested the sump the other night and the inlet can handle the return pump and full speed and then some. I'm having to re-think how many foam layers I have in the sump it's restricting the flow through the sump and means I can only have the pump running at 900lph.
I think I will need to do a fare bit of fine tuning on the sump media and flow before I get the right setup. As you can see from the picture my weir is leaking a bit so I need to reseal this before I plant and put water in.
I tested the sump the other night and the inlet can handle the return pump and full speed and then some. I'm having to re-think how many foam layers I have in the sump it's restricting the flow through the sump and means I can only have the pump running at 900lph.
I think I will need to do a fare bit of fine tuning on the sump media and flow before I get the right setup. As you can see from the picture my weir is leaking a bit so I need to reseal this before I plant and put water in.
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DavidW
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Order the plants last night. Thanks to Dave from Aquarium Gardens for helping me with plant selection based on my water parameters.
