you guys ever forget you posted a question? lol

Ok, first, the design i have so far has the the electronics (sans TV) on the totally opposite side of the entertainment center, about 80 inches away. The sump will sit in it's own basin w/ a drain that goes to the tank 'just in case'. And, the top, the middle (where the TV is) and the bottom, would be 3 seperate pieces of furniture fitted and joined together... I am just not sure this is going to work however, I dont want to mess with getting a steel frame, and I don't want the fuge sitting right over the tv (it has to be off to one side, my idiocy will only go so far) so I think this design will have to be scrapped.

I don't want to combine the sump and fuge, it is effective, but w/ a 30" swuare base to work with, (losing a lot of that to pump size) and I believe I settled on a 35" total height (so about 33 inches inside) I just don't feel comfy with how small the fuge would be in a combined setup, plus, I plan on using the 'fuge' area of the sump as one of Richards Deep Carbon Beds. So the fuge has to be remote, and I want it large as I plan on doing something similar to the eco-system sans caulerpa.

I was attatched to the idea of a gravity fed fuge because I like the thought of Y'ing off the return pump and letting the water and it's living contents simply drip back into the tank. If I take the fuge down below, say in the bottom of the entertainment center, i would either have to put a third pump on the system or run the refugium and sump off the same return, which I don't like the idea of. (just me being anal probably.)


well, maybe a steel frame wouldn't be a big deal, I have a friend that does welding, I will give him a call. I expect the entire entertainment center will have to be made w/ a metal frame as well... oi.