3600GPH Reef 57 Aquarium Sump Package

3600GPH Reef 56 Seamless Sump Package
3600GPH Reef 56 Seamless Sump Package

3600GPH Reef 57 Aquarium Sump Package Details

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The 3600GPH Reef 57 Seamless Sump® Package includes:

  • Skimmer Tub
  • Baffle Tub
  • Mini Reservoir Tub
  • Glass Shelf for a Protein Skimmer
  • 5 bio media baskets
  • 5 liters bio media
  • Reservoir in-line recirculation fitting
  • Reservoir recirculation line
  • Protein skimmer not included.
Learn more about refugium and evaporation configurations. This will also let you upgrade the Reservoir Tub line from a 1/2" tube to a 1-1/2" tube. Learn more about this upgrade.
The screens help prevent debris from traveling back to your pump. The more screens the higher the flow rate.
The screens help prevent debris from traveling back to your pump. The more screens the higher the flow rate.
Select how you want your sock tub configured. Holes are numbered front to back.
Choose at what level you want the glass shelf for the skimmer to sit on.
You can add an additional media basket to make your bio media filter a wet-dry system.
Each fitting option includes 10 feet of appropriate-sized return line.
Each 125ML comes in a reusable mesh bag.
Includes four barb couplings and two elbows.
Product total
Options total
Grand total

Height 22.13 in
Length 56.94 in
Depth 18.66 in
Depth With 1-1/2" Tubing Upgrade

20.76 in
Max Volume

54.3 Gallons
Ideal Operating Volume

48.5 Gallons
Max Flow Rate

3600 GPH
Aquarium Type

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Sump Style

Description

Freshwater and Saltwater

The 3600GPH Reef 57 Seamless Sump® Package has a max flow rate of 3600 gallons per hour. This sump package can accept up to three H2Overflow® lines.

Refugium or Evaporation Plumbing

If you have noticed that we offer two different plumbing options but are not sure why you may want one or the other, this section is for you.

The evaporation configuration is drilled low. This makes it so that the water level in the mini reservoir tub will be the same as the baffle tub. However, in the event so much water evaporates the water level in the baffle tub goes below 2.3″ the water level in the baffle tub continues to fall while the Mini Reservoir Tub will remain the same.

There are two main advantages of the evaporation configuration. The first is that for each evaporation Mini Reservoir Tub you will have about 13 extra gallons of evaporation volume. The second advantage is that it provides extra volume in your sump system to absorb the small amount of back siphoned water from your aquarium if your pumps fail or lose power.

The refugium configuration is drilled high. This keeps a minimum water level of 11.8″ and 16.4 gallons. This gives you a safe place for live rock, coral, fish, or plants. Typically, you will want to add our filter screen to the tube to keep food and debris out of the pump chamber.

Understanding the 1-1/2″ Tube Upgrade

In this section, we will briefly discuss why you may want to upgrade to the 1-1/2″ tube.

Sump Overflow Prevention

Our Siphon Stopper® is designed to break a back-siphon in case your pump fails or loses power. However, it is still possible to have 1/8″ to 1/4″ of back-siphon with a properly mounted Siphon Stopper®. Additionally, there is an estimated 1/2″ to 3/4″ of possible water from your H2Overflow® that will flow to the sump. Depending on the size of your aquarium this may be a few gallons or a lot of water.

In the worst-case scenario, you will need your sump system to absorb 1″ of water from your aquarium. 1″ is more than you will likely lose. However, as it has been said, “Plan for the worst, expect the best.”

When all this water starts rushing to your sump a little will come from the Siphon Stopper® and the majority will be from your overflows. All of the water will land in the Baffle Tub. If your reservoir tub is drilled for evaporation it can also help absorb the water from the aquarium. The larger 1-1/2″ tube between the Baffle Tub and the Reservoir Tub allows the water to move faster into the Reservoir Tub keeping your Baffle Tub from potentially overflowing.

In this Seamless Sump® Package the total amount of water that can be absorbed is around 1,820 cubic inches. The Baffle Tub can absorb around 990 cubic inches. For example, if you used this sump package on our 180* Gallon 24″H x 72″L x 24″D Aquarium Special an inch of water loss would be a little under 1650 cubic inches. This is more than the Baffle Tub could likely absorb on its own. Because the Mini Reservoir Tub only needs to absorb the extra 660 cubic inches to keep the Baffle Tub from overflowing it is very unlikely you will need the increased flow provided by the 1-1/2″ tube. However, with a larger aquarium that needs multiple Reservoir Tubs, it may be needed.

High Flow Refugium

Another reason you may want to upgrade to the 1-1/2″ tubing is to increase the flow inside a refugium. If you have coral or anything else in your refugium that needs increased flow the 1-1/2″ upgrade will provide it. In the case of a high flow refugium you may want to look at running a 1/2″ overflow line directly from our StealthBox® to your refugium.

Stand Size Limitations

It is important to note that the 1-1/2″ tube upgrade increases the depth of the system from front to back to just under 21″. This means you cannot use the 1-1/2″ tubing in one of our 18″ deep aquarium stands.