building a refugium

this is my first DIY and im tryin to turn a 10 gallon glass tank into a refugium/sump. if anyone has designs or can explain what to do that would be great. maybe some pictures so i can copy. any input would be awesome and help a lot.

I have a Prizm skimmer...It is VERY sensitive and needs constant adjustments.  It also requires frequent cleaning or it quits working.

The problem you will have with puting it in your sump is water level.  It hangs over the side of the tank.  If your water level goes too low, it can't suck up the water.  Generally, a sump isn't filled to capacity.  Otherwise power failures means overflows. 

 

yes pretty complicated refugium there that must have taken hours to design and build. but DIY is the way i have to go now with ich killing my two most expensive fish!

yes i saw that. thanks for the help i am headed to the aquarium for some copper and garlic. i guess i made the mistake of puttin them in a different tank. the guy said its gonna be tougher to kill now. i also freshwater dipped them last night. wish me luck if i can save these guys i know they are hardy! mark can you email me the DIY plans for the overflow please.

thank you guys for all the help. i just got garlic extreme from the aquarium it was like 13 bucks and some copper. how long should i leave the fish swimming in the copper?

the sump level depends on your overflow stop point.  The sump should be able to handle all the water the overflow will drain out of the tank without overflowing onto everything, before the water stops coming through the overflow

so here is my problem im running into, i need to put my skimmer on my sump and for that to be able to happen is if i fill my sump 3/4 of the way full. if power goes out my sump will overflow. i was told on the overflow to drill a hole an inch from the top. what if i drilled it like 3/4 an inch or 5/8 of an inch from the top water level. is that ok?