alyxandria
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Okay so please excuse the drawing as it's totally crooked and whatnot. And please note that I don't plan on designing my sump that way exactly. I figure this is how I will plumb my aquarium, please tell me if I'm going wrong somewhere - first time here.
1) Drill two holes for overflow (one higher for emergency)
2) Insert two 1" bulkheads
3) Connect 90 degree elbows to both
4) Connect 1" PVC to both (short pieces)
5) Connect 90 degree elbow to PVC from emergency overflow. Connect small piece of PVC to end of that (to connect to 3-way T piece)
6) Add a 3 way T piece to PVC from overflow and connect the two overflows together.
7) Run another piece of PVC to a check valve
8) Run the PVC to the sump
And on the way back up...
9) Run straight PVC up to another 90 degree elbow into a bulkhead fitted into the tank
Because it's an overflow, I'm relying on gravity so a 1" PVC should run about 600 GPH to my sump. Between having approx 3ft of PVC to run down including multiple elbows and a check valve I think this will reduce my flow by 275 GPH. I was hoping to run about 290 GPH through the sump so taking into account the 275 GPH lost I should be running 325 GPH (approx) through my sump. So I would need a return pump that will pump that back correct?
Sorry this is all a little confusing for me and I'm trying to understand it all so if I could get specific advice on what I should do it would be GREATLY appreciated
1) Drill two holes for overflow (one higher for emergency)
2) Insert two 1" bulkheads
3) Connect 90 degree elbows to both
4) Connect 1" PVC to both (short pieces)
5) Connect 90 degree elbow to PVC from emergency overflow. Connect small piece of PVC to end of that (to connect to 3-way T piece)
6) Add a 3 way T piece to PVC from overflow and connect the two overflows together.
7) Run another piece of PVC to a check valve
8) Run the PVC to the sump
And on the way back up...
9) Run straight PVC up to another 90 degree elbow into a bulkhead fitted into the tank
Because it's an overflow, I'm relying on gravity so a 1" PVC should run about 600 GPH to my sump. Between having approx 3ft of PVC to run down including multiple elbows and a check valve I think this will reduce my flow by 275 GPH. I was hoping to run about 290 GPH through the sump so taking into account the 275 GPH lost I should be running 325 GPH (approx) through my sump. So I would need a return pump that will pump that back correct?
Sorry this is all a little confusing for me and I'm trying to understand it all so if I could get specific advice on what I should do it would be GREATLY appreciated