Marie's 300g build

[marie]

Originally Posted by Lance

Hey Marie. I just drove by your house and looked in the window. There's no fish in there yet! WTH is the hold up?

If you need a lift or any help with anything just give me a ring ok?

The tank is now in place but the whole plumbing thing is a complete mystery to me so expect a phone call at some point

[Mike-fish]

good plan with the crane

[banditpowdercoat]

PSSST, Your pulleys aren't equidistant from the edges LMAO

[marie]

ugghh, the mysteries of plumbing.



I have set up the plumbing in the overflow the way it was set up before.......could someone please explain to me the concept? I get the returns and the main overflow to the sump with a ball valve attached but why 2 emergency overflow pipes, both the same height.
There are 5 holes drilled into the overflow 2 smaller and 3 large is there a better way to do this? anybody want to come over and do it for me

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Originally Posted by marie

ugghh, the mysteries of plumbing.



I have set up the plumbing in the overflow the way it was set up before.......could someone please explain to me the concept? I get the returns and the main overflow to the sump with a ball valve attached but why 2 emergency overflow pipes, both the same height.
There are 5 holes drilled into the overflow 2 smaller and 3 large is there a better way to do this? anybody want to come over and do it for me

I think you have 2 emergency overflows pipes in case something blocks your regular down pipe, they wanted to make sure there was lots of backup so water doesn't overflow your display. Usually its one-to-one, but added redundancy?

[marie]

Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

I think you have 2 emergency overflows pipes in case something blocks your regular down pipe, they wanted to make sure there was lots of backup so water doesn't overflow your display. Usually its one-to-one, but added redundancy?

Wouldn't it be better if the emergency pipes were different heights though? The final pipe being kind of a last ditch effort to save the floor?

[lockrookie]

if you want you can do that with a final please dont flood my house hieght it may be a good idea in my opinion as long as your comfortable with this

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

Yes, you can cut one of them a bit shorter if you wanted to. However, the height difference between the reg. & emergency standpipes isn't that much so I would personally leave it. Should work fine with no mod.

[marie]

I've had it explained to me so that it all makes sense.......Thanks Paul

[fishytime]

as long as your at the "I can still change something" phase, you may wanna consider swapping the ball valve for a gate valve.....you will save handfuls of hair with one