Thank you for this, it’s exactly the set up I’m needing for a used tank I just bought skimming off the left side came with a 15 galling sump. I’m going to do exactly this way.. thank you for uploading
I really dig this build. I have only ever used standard hang on back and canister filters and have always wanted to put together a sump system. Very interesting setup with that overflow box. I think one of the benefits of having such a large sump is that if you lost power and the tank drained into the sump down to the lowest part of the overflow box inlet then you're nowhere near in any danger of overflowing the sump. So that adds a little extra bit of peace of mind.
I’m diggin the new setup! Looks great! And don’t believe what everyone says about electric blue jack dempsey’s, they are easy to keep. I had one for years and no issues. He was beautiful fully grown too. 👍
Heres a smooth tip to avoid floods. I run my pump from the sump into a smaller sump or grow bed above my tank. So if the pump does fail the water being sucked into the sump will be from a smaller reservoir
Nice DIY project. I'm in the process of doing the same 20galn feeder for my 75,. Sure it may be small but it will still do more than the canister I have now. Nothing wrong with my canister,just it only holds 2, maybe 3 gallons of water compared to what the 20galn sump will hold and do.. I'm only doing this sump to establish better and more clearer water with less water changes per month. Water changes can get to you after a bit. I recently switched from saltwater to freshwater. I'll save alot now not having to spend $65 every month for a 5galn pal of instant salt. But hey , I had a blue Bolivian ram. Bright blue colors,. If you BLACKOUT your back and sides he'll stop doing that. Males are territorial and his image is telling him there's another in his area.
You can change the overflow to a "Herbie" or "Bean animal" type overflow that creates a syphon, and they are almost silent. I have 2 pumps in my 30 gal sump, one 500gph and one 750 gal with a lot of flow.
Looks great! Happy you overcame some of your recent trials. How was priming the sump? I too have been experiencing the trials of DIY sump making. Tonight I pumped about 20 gallons of water onto my floor (thank goodness it was in the basement) while evaluating if the overflow would move enough water to the sump, keeping up with the pump flow rate and preventing the pump draining the sump dry and flooding my tank and floors. LOL - Opps - back to the drawing board, looks like I need to increase from 1” to 2” lines for the overflow and place a ball valve on return (into tank) hose to decrease the gph flow rate back into the tank. Good luck with your Electric Blue Dempsey! From my own experience, you may want to consider other cichlids (American or African) as tank companions. I housed a Jack Dempsey, Electric Blue Dempsey, alligator gar and an Red Oscar together in a 55 gallon many years ago. It was fun watching them develop together. They started out eating flake food, and then they grew up quick, each sucking up literally 5 goldfish into their mouth before I knew it. Peace
That's what I came to RUclips for lol I have 2 55 gallon tanks, one I'm going to use for growing out of fish and the other as a sump tank. So I was looking for the right ratio of water in each tank to make sure I don't get this same problem, I live upstairs, and my downstairs neighbors would not be too happy about that lol
Not sure how to answer that. I filled it up to where I thought it was enough then started the pump. Then I removed or added water to where it was the right level.
I've built same setup but the drain from tank side and mechanical media is full there isn't like a water fall like yours. The return side is low on water and I cant fill it up anymore. What am I doing wrong?
I have a DIY overflow on my 135 now that all PVC. It's been up and running for over a year without a hitch. I have been kicking around some ideas for converting it to an overflow box type setup and this is pretty close to what I had in mind. I have one question for you. Is the box on the outside of the tank mandatory? My initial thought was to siphon out of the box inside the tank directly into the sump. Any thoughts? P.S. you ever have issues with the heater being in the first chamber when the water gets too low?
@@jdofishtank6018 just wondering because these HOB overflows seem to have an issue with breaking siphon either during operation or power failure. I am trying to figure out how to set mine up for a sump in saltwater tank 🤔.
@@dannycastaneda1974 look into toms lifter pump. Make a sealed connection at the very top point of the syphon tude. The pump will ensure air is always removed protecting your syphon. The pump will pump air and water. Send the otput back into the tank. Hob overflow insurance.
With this huge amount of biomedia (with some biohome ultimate) ratio /fish, are you able to obtain a full cycle who consume the nitrates with less needs for water changes?
@@jdofishtank6018 what dechlorinator are you using (and much more before full cycle established)? I'm stocked with a big bootle of Seachem safe and according to the Pondguru those product who binds nitrogen sub products can be bad for anaerobic bacteria. Just bought 8Kg of biohome and study a bit to start things right way. Also plan to make a low flow passing through it to try having the oxygen burnet at the begin and the most I can in an anoxic conditions (even if they claim that this media is capable of having anaerobic bacteria inside it). What's your experiments advises. Having 80G tank extremely crowded wt African cichlids. And this will be my 3rd filter focused on Nitrates lowering. Thanks
I love how he says "I've had him since Monday" when explaining how long he's had the dempsey, as if that's going to do us any good lol. Very cool sump though. I truly believe that a tank can never be overfiltered, and the aeration this provides is definitely 10 times more effective than an airstone or HOB. It also adds plenty of water flow to the tank which many fish enjoy and that some fish kind of need to thrive. Why the hate for the rasboras though?? They are some of my favorite fish and an incredible addition to most freshwater tanks. There are plenty of other species of fish you could have put in the tank to keep the dempsey company that could've worked as a permanent addition to the tank. This is like being in prison and having to watch your executioner from the day he was born to the day he's old enough to kill you.
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Thank you for this, it’s exactly the set up I’m needing for a used tank I just bought skimming off the left side came with a 15 galling sump. I’m going to do exactly this way.. thank you for uploading
I really dig this build. I have only ever used standard hang on back and canister filters and have always wanted to put together a sump system. Very interesting setup with that overflow box. I think one of the benefits of having such a large sump is that if you lost power and the tank drained into the sump down to the lowest part of the overflow box inlet then you're nowhere near in any danger of overflowing the sump. So that adds a little extra bit of peace of mind.
love this setup. I am going to build my own soon, thankyou for sharing
Liked for DIY overflow and using a sponge, found out it eliminates alot of the noise as well. Thanks for posting!
Fonetel Tonynti no problem
I’m diggin the new setup! Looks great! And don’t believe what everyone says about electric blue jack dempsey’s, they are easy to keep. I had one for years and no issues. He was beautiful fully grown too. 👍
All About DIY hey just saw this comment, thanks man I hope he grows up, he’s been easy so far.
Subbed! I like the DIY overflow and sump! And yes, it's pretty quiet!
Les NYC thanks
Huge sump for such small stock but works very well. Awesome job sir
The Sump looks really good.
Well done Sir.
Sumps are fantastic.
The Jack Dempsey is beautiful.
Have a great week.
#2nd #Like! 😊
Ultimate Fishkeeping Show thanks!
@@jdofishtank6018 My pleasure. 😊
The more over kill filtration the better biolodgical matter for your fish ! Awesome mate!
NOW ! ! I know everything about a sump ! ! ! Only kind of new bits but not the whole story. Excellant tri of vids. Subbed. x
You can use both pumps. Add filter socks to your intake chamber. You won’t hear anything. And a ball valve to control the flow.
Great set up! How did you get the water to go across the chambers in your overflow box?
Awesome setup
Hi mate, Cool sump, the return hose aquarium hooks can be purchased as washing machine accessories , I love your overflow box. Regards Duzzy 🇦🇺
Darren Dobbin thanks good to know!
@@jdofishtank6018 also you have them on aliexpress I have ordered from there
@Darren Dobbin Can you provide a link?
Bro I love it. I want to make a sump plus that hung over part you made!! If you’re making more I will buy 1.
Hey thts was amazing ....how the water is sucked from the overflow box?
I have the same exact setup and drilled the tank instead. It was very easy and is 100% silent. Awesome build, nonetheless.
Where did you drill the hole?
Thank you for sharing very nice 👍🏼
Calvin Cheng no problem
Excellent!! You can't have to much filteration.
Heres a smooth tip to avoid floods. I run my pump from the sump into a smaller sump or grow bed above my tank. So if the pump does fail the water being sucked into the sump will be from a smaller reservoir
Nice job 👍🏾
This is a brilliant design
Pretty cool sump, tank should be well filtered
Brian Hahn thanks
Nice vid
Nice DIY project. I'm in the process of doing the same 20galn feeder for my 75,. Sure it may be small but it will still do more than the canister I have now. Nothing wrong with my canister,just it only holds 2, maybe 3 gallons of water compared to what the 20galn sump will hold and do.. I'm only doing this sump to establish better and more clearer water with less water changes per month. Water changes can get to you after a bit. I recently switched from saltwater to freshwater. I'll save alot now not having to spend $65 every month for a 5galn pal of instant salt. But hey , I had a blue Bolivian ram. Bright blue colors,. If you BLACKOUT your back and sides he'll stop doing that. Males are territorial and his image is telling him there's another in his area.
I really like this tank setup and I love that substrate what kind of gravel is that I really want it
You can change the overflow to a "Herbie" or "Bean animal" type overflow that creates a syphon, and they are almost silent. I have 2 pumps in my 30 gal sump, one 500gph and one 750 gal with a lot of flow.
Looks great! Happy you overcame some of your recent trials. How was priming the sump? I too have been experiencing the trials of DIY sump making. Tonight I pumped about 20 gallons of water onto my floor (thank goodness it was in the basement) while evaluating if the overflow would move enough water to the sump, keeping up with the pump flow rate and preventing the pump draining the sump dry and flooding my tank and floors. LOL - Opps - back to the drawing board, looks like I need to increase from 1” to 2” lines for the overflow and place a ball valve on return (into tank) hose to decrease the gph flow rate back into the tank. Good luck with your Electric Blue Dempsey! From my own experience, you may want to consider other cichlids (American or African) as tank companions. I housed a Jack Dempsey, Electric Blue Dempsey, alligator gar and an Red Oscar together in a 55 gallon many years ago. It was fun watching them develop together. They started out eating flake food, and then they grew up quick, each sucking up literally 5 goldfish into their mouth before I knew it. Peace
That's what I came to RUclips for lol I have 2 55 gallon tanks, one I'm going to use for growing out of fish and the other as a sump tank. So I was looking for the right ratio of water in each tank to make sure I don't get this same problem, I live upstairs, and my downstairs neighbors would not be too happy about that lol
Also I have 2 canister filters I plan to use, and I hydroponic system I'm going to try to implement into my project lol
How do you match the flow rate of the siphon with the flow rate of the pump?
I’n 2021 it’s still one of the best sumps I ever seen
Thanks
Where did you get that overflow box?
What did you use for glass glue or silicon?
Are you able to use that same setup for an aquaponics system ?
Wrap happens when there's a power outage. Will the over flow stop and pump will continue to fill when power goes back on.
How do you get the return pump to pump back at the same rate as the siphon?
Good job 👌👌👌👌
My equipment is very limited. Only a hand drill. Appreciate if you could show how you made the big hole in your over flow box. Thanks in advance.
Thanks for this video. How much water did you add to the sump for the first time before before starting the return pump?
Not sure how to answer that. I filled it up to where I thought it was enough then started the pump. Then I removed or added water to where it was the right level.
Awesome job dude 👍
Jose Ortiz thanks
I've built same setup but the drain from tank side and mechanical media is full there isn't like a water fall like yours. The return side is low on water and I cant fill it up anymore. What am I doing wrong?
How much did it cost you to make your sump?
I have a DIY overflow on my 135 now that all PVC. It's been up and running for over a year without a hitch. I have been kicking around some ideas for converting it to an overflow box type setup and this is pretty close to what I had in mind. I have one question for you. Is the box on the outside of the tank mandatory? My initial thought was to siphon out of the box inside the tank directly into the sump. Any thoughts?
P.S. you ever have issues with the heater being in the first chamber when the water gets too low?
I’m not sure if you have to have the box on the outside. Good question. The water only get lower in the last chamber of a sump
I said "Aghhh" out loud when you mentioned the glass and pipe not fitting. Nice sump btw
what will happen if the syfin breaks and it stops sucking. will the tank overflow and how can i avoid this?
What measures does your Sump have? and What measures does the aquarium have?
looks great man!
Striker R thanks
What about the siphon on the overhang box. if you lose power don’t you lose your Siphon?
good idea. very nice
Bello bello muy bello
What pipe size is the U tube?
That is exactly what i thought, massive I am surprised they dont have a cannister that does all that?
Can you give me dimensions of baffles & how far away from glass it is for silicone. I’m trying to make this happen today!
Nice sump, what kind of overflow box do you use?
I made it
How do I decide on the size of the sump? I'm building a 200 gallon tank .. so what size should be the sump ? Approx qty of media etc to be used ?
With a 200 gallon tank I'd do at least a 55 gallon sump, or better yet a 75.
If u put a ball valve in the pvc and close it a bit it won’t make crashing noises
Time to add some doors to your stand to reduce noise.
Looks like spongebob theme. 😊
Where can I buy that overflow system
how did you start the syphon for overflow though?
The water pressure automatically does it
And the height and the location of your overflow
Sir is there a pump in the back of your tank? The water going down.
not needed i think, when its same level it flows naturally nd lower offc
how does the overflow box perform during power outage test? do you turn the pump off during feeding?
Zhar Family I don’t turn off the sump during feeding, and yes I’ve tested a power outage, it all works great, sump doesn’t overflow.
@@jdofishtank6018 But do you lose siphon?
@@dannycastaneda1974 not in the overflow and when the power comes back on the pump in the sump restarts.
@@jdofishtank6018 just wondering because these HOB overflows seem to have an issue with breaking siphon either during operation or power failure. I am trying to figure out how to set mine up for a sump in saltwater tank 🤔.
@@dannycastaneda1974 look into toms lifter pump. Make a sealed connection at the very top point of the syphon tude. The pump will ensure air is always removed protecting your syphon. The pump will pump air and water. Send the otput back into the tank. Hob overflow insurance.
what's the size of the clear tubes
With this huge amount of biomedia (with some biohome ultimate) ratio /fish, are you able to obtain a full cycle who consume the nitrates with less needs for water changes?
Yes
@@jdofishtank6018 what dechlorinator are you using (and much more before full cycle established)? I'm stocked with a big bootle of Seachem safe and according to the Pondguru those product who binds nitrogen sub products can be bad for anaerobic bacteria. Just bought 8Kg of biohome and study a bit to start things right way. Also plan to make a low flow passing through it to try having the oxygen burnet at the begin and the most I can in an anoxic conditions (even if they claim that this media is capable of having anaerobic bacteria inside it). What's your experiments advises. Having 80G tank extremely crowded wt African cichlids. And this will be my 3rd filter focused on Nitrates lowering. Thanks
All the changes u made to improve silence were still perfect. After all, everyone knows a happy wife indeed makes for a VERY HAPPY LIFE🙏🏾.
wyzemann lol you are correct
sometimes wives are just like a dripping faucet... very problematic.....
that is some mother fucking clear ass water.
How’s the water able to push itself over through the PVC ? I would think it would seek its own level .
by constantly trying to make the water level the same
What’s the link for the equipment
Should invest on live plants man. I would put some easy stem plants.
How offer do you add water due to evaporation
what size tank is your jack Dempsey in
petroman1185 40 breeder
Bro can you tell the size of tank in details
Tell me the dimensions of aquarium
U need to put doors on stand to look better and build a canopy and a background cover
Jack Dempsey are easy as heck to grow , note to self dempseys grow fast
The brackets are from Sunsun canister filters. You can buy them separately
Hi jdo try some good pumice in sump controls ye ph and keeps it level for jack dempsey 👍
Andy G thanks
Nice filter man.
Not sure why a sump on such a small tank but I hope it works well
fuckin reefers man
I like the look of it!
@@realSethMeyers excellent reason!
Because they are cool and fun
Having more room and more filtration, more room more plants, more filtration more critters
What’s the name of the filter for that part? I am sure they have a parts list on their website.
Look up sunsun or aqua arura replacement parts.
What happens when pump fails
@@pinhosekbor138 nothing, all the water will settle without overflowing, I tested it.
I love how he says "I've had him since Monday" when explaining how long he's had the dempsey, as if that's going to do us any good lol.
Very cool sump though. I truly believe that a tank can never be overfiltered, and the aeration this provides is definitely 10 times more effective than an airstone or HOB. It also adds plenty of water flow to the tank which many fish enjoy and that some fish kind of need to thrive.
Why the hate for the rasboras though?? They are some of my favorite fish and an incredible addition to most freshwater tanks. There are plenty of other species of fish you could have put in the tank to keep the dempsey company that could've worked as a permanent addition to the tank. This is like being in prison and having to watch your executioner from the day he was born to the day he's old enough to kill you.
Where is the Flowerhorn ?
Darrell he died, I went over all that in the last video.
JDO Fishtank yeah didn’t that video.. I’ll go watch now.
I normally only measure 12 times. Oh well, back to the drawing board.😊
1 galon =? Liter
3.785
Overkill for a 20g. Lol. Otherwise great build! 👍
It’s a 40 gallon
give me ahh name of rock all plsss
Just get a 50 gallon
I mean it's to late now