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marie 05-14-2012 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lance (Post 716229)
Hey Marie. I just drove by your house and looked in the window. There's no fish in there yet! WTH is the hold up?

If you need a lift or any help with anything just give me a ring ok?


The tank is now in place but the whole plumbing thing is a complete mystery to me so expect a phone call at some point :razz:

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Mike-fish 05-14-2012 05:23 AM

good plan with the crane

banditpowdercoat 05-14-2012 05:31 AM

PSSST, Your pulleys aren't equidistant from the edges LMAO

marie 05-20-2012 05:32 PM

ugghh, the mysteries of plumbing.

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I have set up the plumbing in the overflow the way it was set up before.......could someone please explain to me the concept? I get the returns and the main overflow to the sump with a ball valve attached but why 2 emergency overflow pipes, both the same height.
There are 5 holes drilled into the overflow 2 smaller and 3 large is there a better way to do this? anybody want to come over and do it for me :razz:

SeaHorse_Fanatic 05-20-2012 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by marie (Post 718193)
ugghh, the mysteries of plumbing.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...l/P5200088.jpg

I have set up the plumbing in the overflow the way it was set up before.......could someone please explain to me the concept? I get the returns and the main overflow to the sump with a ball valve attached but why 2 emergency overflow pipes, both the same height.
There are 5 holes drilled into the overflow 2 smaller and 3 large is there a better way to do this? anybody want to come over and do it for me :razz:

I think you have 2 emergency overflows pipes in case something blocks your regular down pipe, they wanted to make sure there was lots of backup so water doesn't overflow your display. Usually its one-to-one, but added redundancy?

marie 05-20-2012 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic (Post 718196)
I think you have 2 emergency overflows pipes in case something blocks your regular down pipe, they wanted to make sure there was lots of backup so water doesn't overflow your display. Usually its one-to-one, but added redundancy?


Wouldn't it be better if the emergency pipes were different heights though? The final pipe being kind of a last ditch effort to save the floor?

lockrookie 05-20-2012 06:30 PM

if you want you can do that with a final please dont flood my house hieght it may be a good idea in my opinion as long as your comfortable with this

SeaHorse_Fanatic 05-20-2012 11:40 PM

Yes, you can cut one of them a bit shorter if you wanted to. However, the height difference between the reg. & emergency standpipes isn't that much so I would personally leave it. Should work fine with no mod.

marie 05-20-2012 11:54 PM

I've had it explained to me so that it all makes sense.......Thanks Paul :mrgreen:

fishytime 05-21-2012 04:32 AM

as long as your at the "I can still change something" phase, you may wanna consider swapping the ball valve for a gate valve.....you will save handfuls of hair with one:wink:


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