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Post by reefking on Jan 27, 2014 17:51:20 GMT -5
I've never had a sump/overflow So It's still a little confusing to me how it's suppose to be set up. I picked up a 90 gallon pre drilled the other day and they disassembled it before I got there so I didn't get to see how it was set up. There's a few large vinyl hoses instead off PVC I thought there would be an inlet and a return but it looks like one inlet on each side and the return in the middle how would I hook it all up into the sump? imageshack.us/a/img513/8826/ufyl.jpg |
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Post by scoobnoob on Jan 27, 2014 18:45:15 GMT -5
One pump t'd to both bulk head returns for a cheap wave maker get a scwd. For the overflow pipe it to the chamber in sump furthest from return pump. There are a few other ways to do it too
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Post by reefking on Jan 28, 2014 7:44:53 GMT -5
Still a bit confused I got a model 18b and 9.5b utility pump and I also have a rio 14 hf which u think can be used for a power head or return
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Post by foggman on Jan 28, 2014 8:06:31 GMT -5
Not exactly sure how they had it set up but it looks like they might have used the rio for the return pump and the other two for power heads, although non look like power heads unless they look diffrent that what I found with Google.
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Post by reefking on Jan 28, 2014 8:09:47 GMT -5
Well Dennis at deep sea had helped him with it all and he's the one who drilled the tank. Does anyone know his number so I can get in contact with him? I'm sure he will know
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Post by reefking on Jan 28, 2014 15:17:58 GMT -5
So I do 2 returns or 2 inlets??? And with this type of set up you don't use an overflow box?? I'm wicked confused about the whole thing
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Post by foggman on Jan 28, 2014 16:57:38 GMT -5
Is there an over flow box? Can you put up a pick of the inside of the tank? From the back it is hard to see
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Post by spotfin on Jan 28, 2014 21:54:10 GMT -5
Can you post some more pictures? I would guess the 9.5 (Mag drive) might be the return pump. A 18b (also a Mag drive) I think would be too much for a 90 gal. 1800 gph out of the barrel...
From you picture, it looks like 3 gravity feed drains (with screened elbows on the inside of tank) go to the sump. Don't see anything for return lines.
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Post by foggman on Jan 29, 2014 15:53:28 GMT -5
I was kind of leaning in that direction too. That's why I was looming for front shot
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Post by reefking on Jan 29, 2014 22:00:34 GMT -5
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Post by foggman on Jan 29, 2014 22:18:59 GMT -5
It looks like middle is the return and the end ones are the drains
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Post by reefking on Jan 29, 2014 22:31:04 GMT -5
What about overflow boxes? I don't actually need them
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Post by foggman on Jan 30, 2014 8:18:00 GMT -5
No you put screens on the two drains to stop fish from ending up in your sump easy has them for about 2 dollars each
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Post by reefking on Jan 30, 2014 10:39:07 GMT -5
Ok I have them I had just taken them off to clean. So you don't actually need overflow boxes i always thought you did, does anyone else run there plumbing like this? Is it better worse the same?
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Post by reefking on Jan 30, 2014 11:33:35 GMT -5
Should I have it just like this with no PVC  Or like this with the PVC  Also should this pieces of PVC out the back be threaded into the bulkhead like This or should it be threaded over it?  The person that had this aquarium had no idea what they were doing so I'm trying to fix all there mistakes before I start running it. They were even using an under gravel filter with sand lol |
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