2 Sumps on one tank?

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Dave Keyes - 28 Aug 2003 02:48 GMT

Hello,

I currently have a 75 g with a 30g sump.
I have two Lifereef overflows and two Iwaki MD 20RLxt Pumps.

I would like to run another sump to add volume to the system with my other
( 3rd ) Iwaki pump.
Every scenerio that I can think of has a drawback.

Has anyone here done this before ?

Thanks for your help.

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Thomas Bishop - 28 Aug 2003 04:38 GMT

"Dave Keyes" <dekcon@memes.com> wrote in message

> I would like to run another sump to add volume to the system with my other
> ( 3rd ) Iwaki pump.
> Every scenerio that I can think of has a drawback.
>
> Has anyone here done this before ?

Yes, lots of people are doing it right now. Put a deep sand bed and some
macro algae in the other sump and you've got yourself a nitrate-reducing
refugium.

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David Young - 28 Aug 2003 12:08 GMT

Yes! I have my reef tank upstairs. In the basement I have the tank return
split to a 12 gal sump and a 22 gal DSB/refugium. The water from the
refugium drains back to the sump to get pumped out again to the tanks. I
have heater, skimmer,top off float, and return from calcium reactor all in
the sump. I also have a 55 gal FOwLR in the basement that is also in line
with the same system. Make sure your lowest level tank is large enough to
hold the back flow when the pumps are turned off.
David Young

> Hello,
>
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>
> Thanks for your help.

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2 Sumps on one tank?