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Cube of Fun Acrylic DIY Sump/Refugium

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gist41980
, 03-03-2011 at 02:51 PM (4325 Views)
A couple weeks ago my father-in-law and I (he had the skills and tools, I had the vision and plan) tackled making a sump/refugium out of 1/4" acrylic. Following a couple online sources, including Melev's acrylic guide, we came out with a winner (my father-in-law still can't believe that we succeeded without any leaks).

Overall it is 27"long, 18.5" wide and 14.5" tall. It is split lengthwise with the left being the sump with skimmer and return pump and the right containing the refugium. The overflow from the tank is split between the two sides. The water level in the sump side is stays about 8" as that is what the skimmer requires. The water level in the refugium is at about 13", the water flows through teeth in the back into the return pump area. The refugium also has about 6.5" of sand.

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Any comments or questions are welcome!

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Updated 03-04-2011 at 08:33 AM by gist41980 (Bigger pictures)

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Comments

  1. Midnight's Avatar
    thats awesome
  2. Neelixx's Avatar
    This was your first sump build? Totally looks professional. Nice job! I only hope my first will come out that well!
  3. gist41980's Avatar
    Thanks. It was my first, I did a lot of planning and reading on how to work with acrylic. It was also convenient that my father-in-law recently bought a very nice table saw and has the skills to use it well.
  4. melev's Avatar
    I like it. I would have preferred a solid top as that is stronger, and would have lowered the water level a little so there's extra room for drainage in a power outage. Other than that, you did a great job.
  5. gist41980's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    I like it. I would have preferred a solid top as that is stronger, and would have lowered the water level a little so there's extra room for drainage in a power outage. Other than that, you did a great job.
    Thanks Marc, I calculated and tested and actually experience a power outage (gotta love Cleveland snow and ice) and it holds all the drainage. The one thing I did think during the power outage when it was rather was "I hope it is strong enough, should have re-enforced the top more"