120 Gallon Progress

mr_alberta · #1 03-09-2006, 06:47 PM

Heya Mike,

IIRC, my sump is 30x24 and has about ~10" of water in it (so 30-ish gallons).

If that is the case, he should be able to add more water to the sump and that should solve his problem. I think he said that wasn't the problem though which leads me to believe that either

a) his drain plumbing has too many restriction in it slowing down the flow
b) his drains aren't 1"
c) I'm totally out in left field and don't know what's going on

Joe Reefer · #2 03-09-2006, 06:50 PM

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c) I'm totally out in left field and don't know what's going on

This would be my guess.

Skimmerking · #3 03-09-2006, 06:53 PM

I don't know i have exhausted all my avenue's on what can be done. With out seeing it in person..

mr_alberta · #4 03-09-2006, 06:58 PM

Are your two overflows draining individually into your sump or are they connected together into a single 1" pipe that dumps into your sump? I don't recall whether or not you've answered that question before. Sorry if you have, I must have missed it...

Skimmerking · #5 03-09-2006, 07:13 PM

yes harvey that is the question I'm waiting for. If you have 2 liens going into one tee and they have the same diameter well you will have a build up you might say. it will slow down instead of speeding up..

NanoReef · #6 03-09-2006, 09:35 PM

as i said before...

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the drains are plumbed INDEVIDUALY with 1" pipe.

and

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there are 2 overflows and each are plumbed sepretley

which means there is 2 1" pipes draining into my overflow.... and Mike, there is about 2" from the egg crating to were the water goes IN for the drain..... please let me know if you need me to be more thorough.

NanoReef · #7 03-10-2006, 01:08 PM

also, there is a lot of 90 deg. angles in the drain that my dad swaped out for 45s last night which gave it more of a slope