Show me your plumbing!

sphelps · #1 05-31-2008, 11:36 PM

This is something I drew up for someone else, it might give you some ideas.

sharuq1 · #2 06-01-2008, 07:03 PM

Unfortunately I just have the tank and the two holes to work with, I don't have an overflow.

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What's your plans as might help for ideas (what do you have for holes, doing a CL, return manifold, single drain to sump and one return back up etc).

a) I won't be doing a closed loop, as I only have the two holes (don't know if you can do a CL without drilling more holes?).

b) Don't know what a return manifold is ...

c) really don't even know where to begin....I guess I could use one hole as return and one as intake...or I could use both as intake and pipe the return over the top....as far as planning that is as far as I have gotten

Sphelps I really love your diagrams! Can you diagram something that would work with my tank? One hole is a bit higher than the other.

banditpowdercoat · #3 06-01-2008, 07:16 PM

Dont need holes for Closed Loop. Use a Submersable pump in display tank. Its what I did. Loop pump is inside internal overflow. I only had 2 holes in my tank too. So,those 2 are used for Sump drain and return. Flow in tank is mostly made form the CL. Works great.

My tank has a flat top, didnt want an over the top Sump return. But, if your config allows it, I would use the 2 holes fro drains, and sump return over the top. Use 1 drain as main, adn the other as emergency. I had a snail get over my eggcrate and into drain, plugged it. Good thing the sump volume wouldnt overflow tank. It was right at the top, when I got home. Sump pump was sucking air too. Can you say Microbubbles galore

sharuq1 · #4 06-01-2008, 08:22 PM

Can you post a pic banditpowdercoat?

banditpowdercoat · #5 06-01-2008, 08:32 PM

Hers my tank. This was first rendition, I was going to have a over the top return, but decided against it, flow would be way to much through a 10g sump. So, I put a Quiet One 3000 submersable INSIDE the overflow, then plumed direct to closed loop

Alberta-newb · #6 06-02-2008, 06:42 AM

Here's my 120, two holes in the top corners so I went with a "calfo" overflow across the entire width with the herbie drains. Return is over the top at each back corner to 4 outlets.

Francis

sharuq1 · #7 07-10-2008, 05:25 AM

That looks really cool Alberta-newb. What did you use to make that calfo with?