This is our Triton configured sump kit for a standard 55 gallon glass aquarium. It can be configured so that the water flows from left to right, or right to left, depending on your needs. Unlike off-the-shelf acrylic sumps, ours can be installed so that each chamber is the exact size you need to fit your equipment, while maximizing the area of your refugium.
The refugium section features our algae blocking plate and adjustable bypass system. This allows you to adjust the amount of water flowing through the baffle below the surface of the water. 1000s of GPH can be processed through the system with only a small trickle of water flowing over the top of the baffle. Reducing the noise and bubbles created to almost zero. The blocking plate sits 1/2″ away from the baffle, so that water is drawn in from the bottom, and along the sides, reducing any dead zones in the refugium, while keeping the teeth from getting clogged when it becomes densely packed with macro algae.
Because most of the water flows through the baffle under the water surface, the skimmer section can be set drastically lower than the refugium section. In a standard configuration where all the water flows over the top of the refugium, having the skimmer section 8″ lower than the fuge would make your living room sounds like Niagra Falls. Ours is completely silent.
The refugium depth is set at 17″ and the skimmer chamber is user adjustable anywhere for 7″ to 11″ of water depth.
As prescribed by Triton, the water then flows from the skimmer chamber, under the baffle, up through a media tray that can be fill with rock rubble, ceramic bio media or coarse foam to remove micro bubbles from the skimmer. Finally, it flows over the adjustable skimmer baffle, into the return pump section where water is pumped back up to your display.
