Hello!!.. and sump question?

[iTzJu]

Hey NJRC! I've been a non-member for awhile, just really gandered around but I finally decided to become an official member and wanted to greet everyone! My name is Judeo and I am from Elizabeth. I haven't been in the reef community long, started about 2 years ago with a 45 and now on a 90. I have learned a lot and still learning. I'm excited to be a part of the community and hopefully I can contribute a long the way.

Now, I have a question for you guys. I am thinking about revamping my sump, it's a DIY 30 gallon standard tank with glass baffles. My issue is that I believe I made my baffles alittle too tall and my current skimmer (Eshopps PSK-200 Gen II) isnt performing that way it should. The baffle for the inlet and skimmer section is at 11" right now, I want to cut it down to around 8"-9". I do not have an extra sump to replace my current one till I make the corrections. How would you guys go about doing this? keep an air stone in the display and powerheads running? I do not think it will take more than 48 hours to complete the new sump. I am open for any suggestions, I just do not want to loose anything while doing this.

My system by the way is.

RR 90 Gallon
DIY 30 Gallon Sump with refugium
Eshopps PSK-200
RKL Controller
Beamworks 3w LED System
ViaAqua Return 1200GPH
Koralia 750 and 1050

 

[redfishbluefish]

I’d prefer having a tank ready to go. HERE is a free tank on craigslist or pick up a tank at Petco at a buck a gallon when they have their sale.

 

[greybolt03]

As long as you keep the power heads on and the air stone on you will not have a problem for a couple days not running the sump...
You can always pick up one of these under your skimmer to raise it up and get it performing right..
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...word=Toilet+flange&storeId=10051#.UKbgo_F5mK0

 

[iTzJu]

I’d prefer having a tank ready to go. HERE is a free tank on craigslist or pick up a tank at Petco at a buck a gallon when they have their sale.

yeah, i thought of that route too. Thanks for finding me that free tank!! i emailed the person, hopefully he answers back. I also want to redo the plumbing underneath the tank. I don't want to deal with vinyl tubing anymore,I want to make everything PVC. I think it really keeps the clutter at a minimum.

 

[iTzJu]

As long as you keep the power heads on and the air stone on you will not have a problem for a couple days not running the sump...
You can always pick up one of these under your skimmer to raise it up and get it performing right..
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc...word=Toilet+flange&storeId=10051#.UKbgo_F5mK0

If I can't get a tank like redfishbluefish suggest, I'll definitely go this route. I'm just worried about all those micro-bubbles in the display. I'm just worried it might harm some corals and inverts.
Also, I never thought of getting one of those to raise the skimmer. Always learning something new everyday.