Bandits 45g venture into FOWLR

[banditpowdercoat]

OK, time to make a thread on my tank. Some of you allready know I am making a closed loop style return manifold. Well, I got it done today. testing now. Sump is not ready yet, nor do I have the real pump. I am just running a 350gph mag right now. Just testing fro leaks mainly. Here is the manifold in construction


Now I am seeing a flow mismatch with this pump on the outlets, but I think thats just becasue its way to small. All the water is flowing out of just a couple nozzles. But no leaks. One thing I would do different though would be to use black silicone for the overflow. I attached the 1/8" plexi overflow with clear, and I see the lights seem to highlight it.



Now, behind said overflow is 2 3/4? Durso style drains. These drains plumb into a common manifold underneith, with outlets and shutoffs on either end. My thinking is the Mag1800 that I am getting from Andresont will have too much flow for my 15g sump. So, I can throttle one end of the manifold for sump flow, and the other end will drain by the pump/future skimmer.