Plumbing Advice Needed

[BeanMachine]

Hello,

I want to re-plumb my tank and would like some pointers on how to do it.

I have a 58 gallon Oceanic, center overflow, and 20 gal sump.

Here is a crappy diagram I drew in paint for you to get an idea of my setup.

http://i607.photobucket.com/albums/tt158/jbean7693/TankSumpDiagram.jpg

OK, so from the Rio 2100 (Return) it goes to some kind of "PH stabilizer" tube, which I'd like to eliminate, then goes from their to the bottom of the tank to be pumped back to the display.

I'd like to remove the plastic tubing from the pump and remove everything, including the stabilizer.

Would you do hard pvc between the return pump and connection to the display output, with a true union in between.

One problem is there is a barb fitting, so would I need to remove that to go to pvc, or is there some sort of adapter I could use?

4' head pressure I would guess. Would the 2100 now be too much flow? Would there be another pump more energy efficient that I could use?

I'll post pics tonight.

Thanks in advance,

Cody

[BeanMachine]

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[Urchinhead]

You could do another hosebarb that goes into PVC if you want with some short amount of hose in between for example. Not sure if the 2100 has a way to do hard pvc to it.

Also I would recommend ball or gate valves on the drain line as well as the return line above the output for the return pump. That way you can control the amount of flow in both directions as well as to stop the drain so you can work on the pump etc.

[BeanMachine]

Thank you.

Another question, I use a filter sock currently, but I was thinking to add a a baffle to that side, and replace the sock with some chaeto and live rock.

Opinions on this?

Cody

[ordy1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15748560#post15748560 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by BeanMachine
Thank you.

Another question, I use a filter sock currently, but I was thinking to add a a baffle to that side, and replace the sock with some chaeto and live rock.

Opinions on this?

Cody

Like this:
http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/glass/20gsump_new.jpg

Check out Melevsreef.com and gravitate to the Acrylic Work & DIY. It will be under "Converting a 20 gal to a sump".

This was my first crack at it. http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p288/ordy_03/DSC01832.jpg
I've since removed the metalic eggcrate and replaced it with an acrylic baffle. The left side is my pump return side, the middle is a small refugium, and the right side is my drain from the tank and my skimmer well.

[BeanMachine]

Nice, thanks for the pics and link! I appreciate it.

I'll go for something like your sump setup, Skimmer, fuge, then return. I'll just need to add 2 baffles.

Cody