can ne 1 tell me how to make a sump and over flow without much mods to the original sump i want it to look stockish

Hello, I have just joined this group, and have a fairly limited amount of knowledge on reef systems. I am currently running an 85, and a 75 gallon system. They each have an adequate hang on skimmer, hang on, external refugium, and fluval 305 canisters(which i have read recently can be done...

Ahoy TRT! I have been researching sumps and have committed to the idea of building one. Nothing complicated, water down, water over, water up with HOB skimmer, some spare live rock, maybe chaeto, and a bubble trap. To the point I am buying this stand which will house my 29 gallon on...

So I obtained a 55 gallon hexagon tank for free. After about a year and a half of brackish fish keeping in that tank I want to make it full salt. I am in the process of building a permanent stand (right now its on a square stand and looks ridiculous). My plan is to build a sump for the tank from...

I decided to upgrade from my 10 gallon because it is getting filled up with frags after only 6 months. I would have gone bigger but this is all I can afford if I am going to do it the right way. Right now the tank is cycling and has about 15-20 lbs of live rock and 30lbs sand. Equipment...

I'm in the planning my sump out. Waiting til I get my skimmer first so I know my footprint etc. Wanted input from you guys where I should run a small refug or not? Thinking maybe some Chaeto or Mangrove? Or should I just go bare?