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RobbAdams · #1 08-03-2006, 04:30 PM

the fuge is is about 6x17 inches. should I just give up on the refugium idea and use this space for the holding area for the return water?

Robb

Midknight · #2 08-03-2006, 05:11 PM

Or you could remove the sperator and fully submerg your return pump.

albert_dao · #3 08-03-2006, 05:42 PM

Or you could use Zeovit and win big.

muck · #4 08-03-2006, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Midknight

Or you could remove the sperator and fully submerg your return pump.

Not if he wants to go with a Sequence Snapper.

You may want to think about a submersable pump though. One major reason would be if you plumb in the Snapper like you have in the drawing you won't be able to take the pump offline to clean it without a lot of effort. Your design and space available would be a much better fit for a submersable pump IMO.

Midknight · #5 08-03-2006, 05:52 PM

So that would be a smoke and magic thing then. When the smoke gets out the magic is gone.

Ok, so what is the hight of the sump and the hight of the stand?
Could you build something above the sump and place the return pump on that?

RobbAdams · #6 08-03-2006, 06:21 PM

I have room on the back of the stand, what kind of performance loss can be expected due to the pump having to suck the water up 2 feet?

albert_dao · #7 08-03-2006, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by muck

Not if he wants to go with a Sequence Snapper.

You may want to think about a submersable pump though. One major reason would be if you plumb in the Snapper like you have in the drawing you won't be able to take the pump offline to clean it without a lot of effort. Your design and space available would be a much better fit for a submersable pump IMO.

You can clean external pumps easy. Just make sure both the inlet and the outlet are plumbed with true union valves.

muck · #8 08-03-2006, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by albert_dao

You can clean external pumps easy. Just make sure both the inlet and the outlet are plumbed with true union valves.

Yes while true, Robb's design wouldn't have enough room to install a TU Valve before the pump.

albert_dao · #9 08-03-2006, 06:55 PM

The solution is to redesign the sump.

muck · #10 08-03-2006, 06:58 PM

Id love to see what you can come up with for that size space, Albert.