gillyweed
Member
OK,
I am working out my plumbing right now; and need to find a few things if you could help
I have a 40 gallon corner tank, so my overflow is going in the corner of course
How do I set up the plumbing for this without drilling? I would love to have my tank drilled, but i can't find anywhere local that can do it... (If there is anyone in the DC area who is really good at this, send me a message eh?
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Here is a quick down-and-dirty of what i am looking at:
My issue is where the Question marks are; what exactly do I do for the set up in this area?
Next, I will be using a single drain line, with my pump going to a SCWD and dual returns into the tank. I want to end up with about 400 gph flow through the sump; even a bit less is fine; though not too much... How do I determine what size pipe to use for the drain/return/etc? Is there something that tells you the flow rates through different size pipes?
I'll be adding three powerheads in the tank to make up the needed difference in flow; 2 large ones and one small blowing behind the rock work to keep it moving. Between the Squid switching and the 3 PHs on a wavemaker; I think I should end up with pretty good flow; and in the neighborhood of 30x turnover at this point (need to figure what exact pump I am using still)
thanks all!
I am working out my plumbing right now; and need to find a few things if you could help
I have a 40 gallon corner tank, so my overflow is going in the corner of course
Here is a quick down-and-dirty of what i am looking at:
My issue is where the Question marks are; what exactly do I do for the set up in this area?
Next, I will be using a single drain line, with my pump going to a SCWD and dual returns into the tank. I want to end up with about 400 gph flow through the sump; even a bit less is fine; though not too much... How do I determine what size pipe to use for the drain/return/etc? Is there something that tells you the flow rates through different size pipes?
I'll be adding three powerheads in the tank to make up the needed difference in flow; 2 large ones and one small blowing behind the rock work to keep it moving. Between the Squid switching and the 3 PHs on a wavemaker; I think I should end up with pretty good flow; and in the neighborhood of 30x turnover at this point (need to figure what exact pump I am using still)
thanks all!