new tank coming alive

[k7iou]

It took me two sump builds to get it right. I went horizontal as you can tell, about 120 sq in.
I found the fixture at Home Depot. They seem to have alot of damaged ones. Got it for $6 and straightened out the reflector. Also glad i bought my cfl bulbs when I did. HD woke up and quadrupled the price 8-)

[palmer373]

nice what size system are you running? also on pic number 2 and 3 i notice 2 pipes going up in the return but i only see 1 returning back into the tank, what is it used for?

[k7iou]

55gal display, 20 gal sump. The big 1" on rt is the drain from the 600 gph overflow box. On the left is the Mag pump 9.5 with 3/4" return. The second pipe next to it is a "T" with a ball valve off the return for fine tuning of the sump which also relieves pump head pressure.

[sklywag]

Is there enough room in that sump to handle all the drain down from display if power were to go off?

[k7iou]

Yes there is, I also drilled 2, 1/8" holes in the 3/4 tank feed just below the water line from the pump to stop the siphon back into the sump with the power off. :-)