I love the sump set up! Checking them out on your site. I think I found my new sump when I need a new one!

@melevsreef

9 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

This is awesome! Must be super nice to be able to build whatever you need yourself!

Love the new sump! Awesome build!

Very cool, you put some great thought into the sump design.

Great video work, Gabriel!

Well done, it's looking great your hard work has paid off

New equipment is always exciting, nice work!

15 hours!? Rockstar! Great video, it's cool seeing the process

Thanks Mark! I really appreciate the more polished version. Great build!

Thanks a lot for that video , the quality is just perfect , the close view well lighted is very pleasant to see the details of that sump . A really beautifull tank !👏🤤

Great video Marc. Your attention to detail and designs are amazing. I'm always looking forward to your videos.

Absolutely love your Channel and the passion you put into it. Just finished my sump for my 380 gal tank and its so nice to get more ideas on how to clean up all the ugly wires and cables.

Great job!

Nice video Marc, you give me some nice ideas to change my one sump so it wil run better and quiet👍🏼🤓

Well done amazing setup !

Nice job, Marc! Looks much cleaner!

Very similar to the 300g display reef in our guest room. Very good work

SWEET new sump!! Love it

wish I was a hacker so could make people watch your videos. I'm not even in the salt water hobby and I still watch and like them all.

I am loving this video great job

The top off container could be a nano tank itself. I love how this came out

Beautiful Job Marc.

Very interresting , thanks for sharing. Beautiful sump and efficient . Merci

Thanks Marc ! I switched my kamoer pump from pull to push and no more bubbles ! I was worried about there being pressure in housing but it's so minimal and no leaks. Appreciate the info you gave me ! I was so frustrated with all the bubbles that I was about to sell the thing.

I like the new sump design 👍

Sump looks great...love the fuge portion

Gotta say that filter sock box you did was pretty slick. I was going to go with colored PVC on my newest build... but at the last minute my cheapness gene popped in. Figured $15 for a 4' section of PVC, or $2 for a 10' piece... ignore how much I spent on the tank to date I probably saved $100 on pipe alone :D

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I could have replumbed a lot of it for less money, but I prefer the better fittings (the unions and gate valves you saw) and I've really liked the black PVC I've had so I decided to just do it again. :)

@Mike__B

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef Oh I agree, I went with home depot pvc, with home depot unions and home depot screw in fittings. I did that for two reasons beyond my cheapness gene. First I like the idea of buying a ton of parts so I make sure I have what I need without rushing to the store just like you did, but then I return what I don't use later which I don't know how viable that is when you order online. Second, and more importantly the sump I put it was a cheap DIY jobber that I just had to get in so I can get my skimmer and everything in to move my existing fish over. (It was kind of an pseudo emergency move) And I knew that the placement of where the pipes would go to the sump would be different and I'd had to cut and modify them in some way, but I had no idea which way. So didn't want to pay for premium plumbing parts if I was going to cut them out anyways at a later date and replumb it all. But I'm fully anticipating chopping out the older stuff and replace it with nicer new stuff.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mike__B Makes total sense. My bin of PVC fittings is filling up - I'll never have to go to Home Depot again. lol

Great video with all the details. :)

Looks great Marc!

Looks awesome good job your great acrylic work man.

Amazing work. Looks great..

oh very nice well thought out sump.

looks amazing, great job

Nice😎

amazing Marc! Love it - Hope people start placing orders for you to make them sumps now - after that i am sure they will ;) It is just so practical and immaculate and I love the sock box - I don't know why these days just about every sump seems to come with a sock box especially when the majority don't replace / clean their socks every 3-4 days. A lot of people (like me) don't want to use socks (except for Lanthanum Cl) and many others would rather use filter sponge. So well done - so professional ;)

Wow, that glass is crazy thick on the display tank. Still enjoying the sump I got from you.

Nice job!

J'adore ton bac et j'adore tan nouvelle décantation, BRAVO !!! 👏👏👏

@ReefandDive

5 жыл бұрын

Guy Davriu C’est magnifique n’est-ce pas?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup!

@volteface69

5 жыл бұрын

@@ReefandDive beaucoup de travail quand même ...

9:32 "Wait, do you have an eel? what is that thing?" No, love, he's just happy to see you

@bofagaming153

4 жыл бұрын

In my defense I was just getting into the reading community

🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿Masterpiece! Inspiring

Tanks great video 👍

Awesome 😎 awesome man 👏

It's glorious!

Great breakdown. All it needs is your logo👍

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I have a sticker on the upper right corner on both front and back. Plus they are looking at a sump under Melev's 400g reef. :)

Didnt even leak test it what a legend

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I do trust my work a lot. :)

@MereReef

5 жыл бұрын

melevsreef excellent job looks awesome

You have skills brotha 👍👌

Amazing

Very cool

No comment...😎👍

New sub. Cool video

Insane

My 75g sump blew out. Day 4 still cleaning the rooms from buckets equipment lil. Its a long process.

Looks great!!! 😊👍🏽 I put a red ping pong ball in my ATO container to see the level from a distance.🐠🐟🐡

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Nice idea.

Very Awesome! Great job man! Bet it’s a great feeling to have the nice new sump installed. Looks great! Congrats! Any thoughts about putting the cube return in the refugium zone? Maybe the plants would block the bubbles from the return section. The camera man did a great job! Bet that was a huge help! Did any water get under the sump, foam, or ATO tank when it overflowed? I had this happen once and had to take everything out to get it dry! Great Video! Congrats again! Rick

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I have a nifty trick that would solve the anemone cube drain, using a PVC pipe with a lot of slits cut it in it. I think that would be ideal, and once done I can post pictures of the solution. Yes, water got under it - oh well that's why my setup is that way. It will dry out eventually. ;)

mark, a suggestion, since you've got the trident on the corner of your sump, you should put two small little vertical walls so it's less likely to get bumped into the sump.

You are so cool

Really nice set up , I enjoy watching your videos. I have a question for you; How long does the silicone last on these tanks ? No wone seems to want to answer... Is clear better than black? I've been a reefer since 92 lol If you wanna read my set up : My tank is a lab type set up 180gl Marineland with 70gl custom sump. Acro dominant/acan/zooz Mixed reef with 10 fish. 3x Kessil a360x/controller with 4x t5 lighting. My custom sump is very different. I dose Nopox so I have no Fuge and I've been dosing bubbles for years, so no baffles. 2 return pumps 4 constant drains, no emergency drains. 4x7 inch socks in two separate compartments. Tunze 9430 skimmer in a large 50gl center compartment. with 2 WAV pumps in the sump creating a storm of flow at 100% power. the tank is in the basement so I don't care about the noise. (Kind of loosing my hearing anyway lol.) My sump is very turbulent water so it's always clean. I use to have the Tunze calcium reactor but I went back to the balling method. Better growth and color Imo. And I also dose Kalk to keep my ph nice and high. Parameters : I got a lot of time on my hands /an annoying wife lol. KH 11.2 to 11.5 (AF test every day) CA 460 to 465 (Salifert - AF test once a week) Mg 1410 (AF test once a week) No3 1 (AF test once a week) Po4 0 (tested every other day with the Hanna Phosphorus ULR it reads in parts per billion) STR 22 (Salifert tested twice a week) K 420 (Salifert tested twice a week) PH 8.3 /night to around 8.5 /day (monitored by 2 blue plastic Ph probes on my Apex and 1 Glass Ph probe on my Tunze 7000 smart controller) No need for heaters but I do have a chiller hooked up at 77° I do 1X30gl water change every sunday. Enjoy!

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

It varies. It can last 5 years, 10 years, 20 years. It all comes down the the quality of the tank builder's work. I've had tanks last 6 years, and I had one fail after 13 months.

Beautiful. Something like this has to cost over 10K right?

Níce setup. Just wondering if you use other mechanical filtration besides the sock?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

The protein skimmer. :)

I’m looking for some shades to put on my Radion xr15 that’s on my fuge, the light is covering parts of my other equipment and is getting algae pretty bad! Wondering if u could design something to blind the sides of the light? Let me know if u can make something work and I can order it from you. Thanks always great content. Very helpful

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I have a blog entry on my site about this. I use sheet foam to create shade so the gear is in the dark. This is a cheap DIY project. www.melevsreef.com/blog/necessary-shade

great video as always, great sump. Thank you for sharing the build with us. One question though, wouldnt it be a good idea to install a ball valve on the main drain, before the gate valve? That way you can cut it off and send water to the filter box without disturbing the fine adjustment of the gate valve? Just asking because i plan on stealing some of your ideas into my next build, Yeah.. im one of those idea stealers....

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I don't think it's necessary - you'll learn the sweet spot, and be able to find it pretty quickly. Plus another valve would add some internal resistance/restriction. Another idea would be to stick a tall PVC pipe in the overflow box in the main drain's hole (bulkhead) that would quickly stop flow down that drainline, and water would then go out the emergency drains. Cheap fix, just need a pipe about 8" tall (in my particular overflow). Then like you said, I wouldn't need to touch the red valve.

@terrydavis7389

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef that's a great idea Marc, I'll have to give it a try

Marc, put a little bit of dielectric grease into the connection of the trident to prevent it from rusting. Makes a huge difference.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Which spot specifically?

@richs9633

5 жыл бұрын

Where the connection is exposed and the 24volt plug in.

oh I had a anenome question, you have a georgeous nem tank. i did an oopsie... i found a med flame BTA at a wicked price so i jumped on it, impulse buy yes it was. in my main 50g is currently housing a tube nem. after looking up nem comparability I realised oh oh, I dont dare try 2 different nems in a small tank. so now the FBTA is in my 25g qt. hes got hydras on him but if you know or have tried to put a bta with a tube nem and had success as if possible I'd like to get him outta qt and into main display or I leave him in 25 & get a 10g qt... I really dont have the ti e for more tanks tho. thanks for any help or advice.

Looks great Marc! So do you push water with the kamora pump to calcium reactor or pull? And how many ml do you run at ?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I push water into the reactor, and it's running at 71ml per minute.

@rickb7242

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef very cool. I am using the pulling method but it's causing alot of bubbles in my calcium reactor. I'm going to try it your way to see if that helps.

Your ato reservoir is 4 times the size of my reef lmao

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

lol I believe you.

Hi Marc Great Sump. It looks like you use disk magnets to hold the pieces in place during curing. Can you describe how the magnets are used and where can they be purchased?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

Those are from Vortech pumps.

friend, this magnificent new your equipment, I would like your help to make one of these, my reef and 3.00 comp. x 1.50 width ... what is your suggestion, dimensions to make a sump equal to yours .... hugs from Brazil. thank you Fabrício Prandi

Great design. Looks simple and elegant. No filter socks or other filter media? How long you think you can go without them and without a clarisea? How about those strainers? They will get clogged won’t they?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

I usually don’t use filter socks, but in the video I showcased the modular sock box. I also mentioned the alternate option for the Clarisea. The strainers are huge, and are cleaned from time to time. I just blogged about them on my website last week.

Nice instructive video! But I wonder Why not Tunze for the ATO instead of Neptune? More control with Apex?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I've never had an Osmolator. The ATK has been in use for about 1.5 years, so I transferred it to the new sump.

@Emmanuel-rs7eu

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef OH ok got ya!

Marc quick question. The vectra pump you plumbed it externally. I was just wondering why you went that route instead of just plumbing it internally since the return section is so big? It just seemed like that would be a nice place for new toys to fit. Great job. It is so nice looking at things when they are so clean and well planned.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

The return zone has extra room for more reactors, like my bio pellet reactor and my carbon reactor. They just aren't installed right now. I've been running the Vectra externally for years, so I didn't really have a good reason to move it internally. Plus, I love space in a sump instead of being packed with gear.

Awesome.. Wish I lived near u or visa versa. I designed my sump using a 40 breeder. Came out pretty clean with the glass baffles which I had my hardware cut for me. My only issue is my two returns house once inch drains left and right. Apparently there way to small to handle the new ecotech Vectra m2. So I have to calibrate it per ecotech. Reason right now using jebao DCT8000 which failed 3xs. Fortunately I am home healing up from emergency surgery. Even after removing and cleaning with vinegar seems it's destined to fail again. Already have the return plumbing glued just have to put it in place. ? Are the Vectra easy to calibrate as everyone says. Another issue I had to add another 15 lbs of live sand which is causing brown algae again on my Rick scape,is that normal. Seems to be a silicate issue so I installed a high rejection silicate to membrane along with an additional extra DI cartridge. Happy Reefing 😎

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Calibration is easy, you can do it with the app.

@demariosreefaquarium7475

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef There's an app. Is it on google play.. I saw the video and it seems so complicated.

@demariosreefaquarium7475

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef is it the echo tech live app.which I have my Radions controlled from.

Hey Mark, Do you use an UV sterilizer? I would be interested in a video showing your whole system, filtration, dosers, lighting, reactors, skimmer, the whole shebang.I’m setting up my reef system with a 540g display and 100g sump. I want to avoid water changes as much as possible, to keep the system stable.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

My 5 year anniversary video (Nov 2018) does exactly that. Full tour. And no, I don’t run a UV.

melevsreef Who do you think would be an excellent option to build a custom sump to replace our clients tanks in their waterbox, Red Sea, CADE and sometimes Elos Tanks while retaining the factory plumbing?

Question regarding the filter sock setup. I know you use it sparingly and for short periods of time, but with the sock section taking so much water, would there be a problem once the sock starts clogging and less water passes through? Both emergency drains go to that section. The container has a lid, so I’m just curious where the water would go if it begins to back up?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

The lid would lift and water would pour down the walls as designed but I think I’ve come up with a work around or two.

Question what benefits are there for using the cal reactor media in the sump?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

If it were to leak, the floor stays dry. I’ve done it this way since ‘05.

Will you let us know if the Reborn in your sump creates any phosphates in your system?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

That's possible, actually. I tested this week and PO4 was .5ppm, I figured that was because my autofeeder dropped all the food into the tank in one hour. Maybe it was from the media. Nopox should pull it out, though.

What algae are you growing in your fuge area?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

It's called Feather Caulerpa.

Firs... it looks great though from the picture in the beginning

Nice video But why only one return pump?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I've always only had one return pump, with a secondary for the manifold.

Why are you adding reactor media in the fuge? For better balance of calcium?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I just wanted to try a different substrate, one that I could clean later without too much hassle.

@gamingwiththetah7060

5 жыл бұрын

What’s the result after 2 weeks? I’m thinking to replace my sand with reactor media like you do. Great video... i’m your big fan from Thailand :)

before the clarisea how did you filter your water? i am assuming the refugium?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I relied on the protein skimmer.

No ball valve on the vectra ? What if u need to replace it or clean it ?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I screw in a white plug into the bulkhead where the strainer basket is. That was $.99 instead of a more expensive valve. :)

So your overflow has 2 full siphons? Are they each pulling the same amount into your skimmer and refugium sections respectively?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

Mattyice yes

how much was the acrylic to buy when you made the sump if i may ask. just curious Well you have a reef store so i assume your getting that acrylic at cost. I did not know you had a reef store before asking and that you make the stuff as well.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I had $660 in acrylic for this project.

You don't keep the water circulating in your top off container?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

No need.

What do you use to glue acrylic together?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

There's a product you can buy called Weld-on #4. This works great at welding acrylic pieces to each other.

Why you decide to change your sump and other question which light is better the aqua knight zero twenty nine or the zetlight twelve zero one sorry for my hand write my phone is mest up that’s why I cannot put numbers or question mark

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Check the video's description for why I changed my sump. I haven't used either of those lights so I don't have an opinion either way.

Why not just put the drain from the anemone cube into the first chamber of the sump so it can be processed by the skimmer?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I used to do that, but since I usd the Sockbox system in that general area, I decided to drain within the triple baffles. It's worked out fine, no issues or microbubbles to contend with.

What size plumbing did you use for everything? It's the one additional thing I wished you would have mentioned in the videos.

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

Everything was 1.5" except for the Refugium. That one has 1" going in.

@lenzpw

4 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef interesting so your drains and your supply lines were 1.5 inches? I know you have a couple other smaller tanks too, and I was wondering what you use in those as well. Do you always try to go for larger supply lines? I'm getting ready to plumb a 120 and debating how big to go with the supply lines

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

@@lenzpw My 400g has four 1.5" drains, and I have a single 1.5" return that feeds dual random flow generator nozzles. I only reduce where I had to, which is 1" going into the water. Here are some links to the various blogs covering the plumbing... except it doesn't include what I did last year (in this video). www.melevsreef.com/tanks/plumbing-drains-returns-and-manifold

@lenzpw

4 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef awesome thank you. I was half way through that video when I saw your response. I'll go finish it now. The 1 inch random flow generators don't reduce the flow too much do they? I know my single 3/4 did on my tank before I took it off.

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

@@lenzpw No, they increase the flow, and it moves randomly rather than a straight laminar flow.

What glue did you use to glue the sump together?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

I buy the solvent in bulk every 18 months and rebottle it in unlabeled jars for easier use. You can use Weld-on #3 or #4, that was what I used to use.

Do you use an algae scrubber?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

No.

I am a machinist and operate CNC mills for a living. What CAM program do you use to program your sumps?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

VCarve and Mach 3

@angryheathen3463

5 жыл бұрын

Never heard of those. We use solidworks and feature cam. There is a free 3D modeling program that’s completely online called on shape that is similar to solid works

I have a question , can anybody answer ? Can I use cooking electric heater ceramic ring in an aquarium as it's high quality ceramic . Please answer anybody ?

Hey Mark, do you have a leak detector to put next to the Vectra return?

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

I do, I haven't installed it yet.

@OnTheReef

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef That's what I was thinking. You usually think of things like that.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

@@OnTheReef I have a number of things to add, my list stays full. :)

What do you do for work? How the heck can you afford all that material for just a hobby? That CNC machine is expensive as well? I'm jealous! Great work tho!

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

I sell things from my website melevsreef.com, and fabricate acrylic things for my saltwater customers. :)

@ferrari_guy3570

4 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef Sweeeet! That's awesome!

Does plumbing the drain straight into the sump below water level reduce the sound that much? Why dont more people do this?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

zsoard most people drain into the sump via the top, rather than the side like I did. More importantly, the gate valves are what quieted how the water enters.

@zacharysoard698

4 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef ya I've always come from the top but getting ready to plumb the sump on another build so thinking i might try it from the side like you did, it just looks quiet especially without the bubbles

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

@@zacharysoard698 It has worked out great. Your tank must have one emergency drain though, you can't do this without one. Look up Herbie Drain Plumbing.

what's prefiltering the sump when you don't use the sock.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

Nothing. :) I never did anything before either. I just like the option to use one if I want to.

@AJ-bi6ns

5 жыл бұрын

melevsreef How often you clean the sump?

When glue the acrylic together .. what’s the “Pin” method ?

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

I have an article about it on my website.

@TheHelicapt

4 жыл бұрын

melevsreef Thanks. Can you show how Clarisea works in sump ? I’m thinking of cutting my sock area out of my sump to fit in the Clarisea.

@melevsreef

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHelicapt There will be a video of the Clarisea in about a month or so, but in the meantime you can see the latest on my instagram: instagram.com/melevsreef

The media in the refugium is going to allow a load of detritus to collect at the bottom.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

It should be easier to clean compared to sand. Just scoot it over, and pump out the detritus, then scoot it the other way and do the same.

@LightSearch

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef How often will you do it? :)

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

@@LightSearch I was doing it every two years, but now I can do it more frequently and quickly.

@LightSearch

5 жыл бұрын

With all this automation more and more available to us, I find myself being very selective about what I want to automate as I find it disconnects me from the tank. Here's a long story for you. Back in 2005 someone asked me for a proposal to commemorate the 5 years of an art contest. I didn't have a fish tank at that time but I wanted one so I came up with the idea of renting them a 250 gallon tank with african cichlids and holograms of the previous winners. I got the tank and the over 20 adult fish 3 days before the opening of the exhibition and of course I had an ammonia and nitrite spike. So every night after the museum closed I went there and did 50-60% water changes. The problem was that I had to carry buckets up and down the stairs over a 100+ meters path. This lasted for 4 weeks. When the exhibition was over, I finally brought my dream tank to my office. I finished setting it up around 5 AM and then when home to sleep (I lived in the same building, 3 floors up). Around 10 AM I woke up in panic. I knew the tank had exploded and that the fish were dying. I was so terrified that it didn't occur to me to ask how the heck did I know it. I was putting my clothes on when a colleague entered my apartment (I had a copy of my keys in the office) shouting that the tank had exploded. We went down and we managed to pick almost all the fish. The way I see this is that I somehow created a strong connection with those animals by putting so much effort to make sure they survived. This is an extreme example but I think my point is that the work we put in our tanks may have a psychological impact in the way we appreciate them. So, I try to not automate too much.

15:02 Pure nightmare fuel... I would neglect cleaning out that refugium if I knew there were that many large bristle worms just waiting to wrap around my fingers and ruin my week.

@melevsreef

5 жыл бұрын

We used rubber gloves, no-one got stung. :)

@xXxXemohaiRXxXx

5 жыл бұрын

@@melevsreef Glad to hear all your craftsman's fingers are unscathed. :) Keep up the fantastic builds!