Cutting Glass tomorrow. Seaking advice on SUMP

[YamahaF934]

Anything that should be changed?

 

[mfinn]

Do you know how much water drains out of the display tank when the return pump shuts off?

 

[Peppie]

It will work the way you show it.
IMO I would make as much room in the fuge as you can. Your skimmer section could be 1 1/2'' smaller, and your return pump section could be 4'' smaller. Your fuge section should be 10% of your DT volume to do its intended job. IMO.

None of these changes would change the size of your glass being cut.

 

[YamahaF934]

Do you know how much water drains out of the display tank when the return pump shuts off?

Water in tank: 2”x48”x24” = 9.47 gallon
Water in Overflows: 6”x6”x6” = 1 gallon x 2 = 2 gallons
Total = 10 gallons

Water in Plumbing = 5 gallons?

Amount of water in the sump:
Skimmer Section: 18”x12”x9” = 8.42
Refugium Section: 9x18x9 = 6.31
Return Sections: 18x8x12 = 7.48
Total = 23 gallons

Water in Sump plus water draining from plumbing/tank
23+5+10 = 38 gallons

Dimensions of the 40 breeder
36x18x16 = 44 gallons

LEEWAY:
44 gallons – 38 gallons = 6 gallons


Let me know if my math is wrong. These numbers do not account for the displacement of the pumps, skimmer or glass baffles.

 

[YamahaF934]

It will work the way you show it.
IMO I would make as much room in the fuge as you can. Your skimmer section could be 1 1/2'' smaller, and your return pump section could be 4'' smaller. Your fuge section should be 10% of your DT volume to do its intended job. IMO.

None of these changes would change the size of your glass being cut.

I am thinking of doing an external fuge, but dont think I am going to have the room for that.

I plan to use reactors down the road.

The display is a 140 gallon, starting FOWLR and turn to reef next year probably. I dont think I can make a 14 gallon Fuge in the sump with this layout.

 

[YamahaF934]

What size return section should I use, if I am not going to have an ATO right now.