Plumbing Refugium - help please!

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Der_Iron_Chef

I don't see why your idea won't work. It might just be a little tricky at first to adjust flow rates with those ball valves (urrgh, they're a bit of a PITA).

I know what you mean about the strainer. You don't have an overflow chamber, just a hole drilled in the back of the tank with a strainer fitting on the inside to keep fish and other things from being sucked in.

Precisely...a PITA. That's why I'm here...hoping someone has some brilliant idea I haven't thought of yet.

Originally Posted by Brent F

It was prone to leaking so I replaced the complex plumbing with a separate system - basically two independently plumbed tanks sharing a common sump. This works better because it is simpler and I can turn off the circulation to the two tanks independently.

I thought of that, but I'm not too keen on using a second return pump (noise). But it IS another good idea... thanks!