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I have a room in my basement that has the furnace and air conditioner unit in it that is almost directly under the tank upstairs.  The room was small so I decided to move the wall over about two and a half feet.  This gave me lots of room.  I built a small stand 48x18x36, it is big enough to hold the sump I have, and tall enough that I plan to put a refugium under it.  My plan is to have the overflow run from the tank to the skimmer section of the sump.  From there I will tap off the return line and run it to the refugium.  There will be a small pump that pumps water back to the sump.  Hopefully the pictures (when I get them off my camera - and plumb this) will make more sense. 

I also plan to add a DI unit for my RO water in this room, and an auto top off to the sump.  If I have room in there after all that I am going to try and find a place to put a container for mixing the saltwater for water changes.  There is also a drain in this room for the water heater - makes this perfect for doing water changes.

Pictures to come.