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Originally Posted by Myka
You only need an emergency drain for a Herbie overflow. The emergency drain would be taller than the main drain. Do a Google search so you know what I'm talking about. It would be a pain in the butt to rig up a Herbie having the drain lines separated like that though.
Are you using an ATO? If not, make sure the return chamber holds plenty of water or you will have to top up way too often. Evaporation will show itself solely in the return chamber, and you can't have the pump running dry!
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The return pump area is now going to be 4 Gallons minus the pump and some live rock/rubble and I will be getting an auto top off very soon. Good to know that the return pump area is where I should be putting the switch
. I understand the Herbie overflow now. I would only be able to use one of the boxes for drain for normal use and the other would only be used in case of emergency. I agree that isn't the best method for this type of setup. Thanks