What makes a $300 sump better than a $30 diy?

[BryanDuggan]

Picked up the R-200. $83 out of pocket, so much more palatable than $300.

 

[MadReefer]

I may actually go the premade route now; but only because my LFS needs a bunch of leopard geckos (and I have a surplus), so my out of pocket will be ~$75 for the E-shoppes R-100.

If not for that, I'd be making a DIY for sure, it actually looks like a fun project.

I think I have that sump.

 

[Mark_C]

Great plan. Would you post a pic of the sump?

Dave

 

[DangerDave]

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Nice work Mark!

Dave

 

[BryanDuggan]

I have the R-200 for my 65 gallon tank and works very good using the Triton Method. Only issue is the rear return area which is hard to get to, small and limits the size of the return pump.

I'm strongly considering doing the triton method on this tank. What fuge light are you running? How easy/hard has the overall experience been, and have the results matched your expectations?