salmon alley
09/27/2017, 11:53 AM
Yes, I'm considering this, and let me explain why...then you can tear apart my argument :lmao:
I'm finally getting around to setting up my corner tank. The "legs" of the pie wedge are each 24" and the height is 30". With those dimensions, the footprint is fairly small...large enough to fit only about 10-15 gallon tank underneath the stand. This is too small of a sump for my tastes. I want to have enough room in the sump for a skimmer, heaters, probes, return pump and maybe some chaeto if I so desire.
Since the tank sits in a corner, I could drill through the wall and run the overflows to a sump on the other side of the wall, BUT that would put a bend in the pipe and (possibly) affect the siphon (I plan on running a Herbie overflow).
So..what if I was to run the overflow straight down into the 10 gal tank under the stand, then drill both the 10 gal tank and the larger sump on the other side of the wall and plumb them together with 2" pvc? That should be plenty large to accommodate flow (my return line is only 3/4"), and since water finds its own level, the water height in the 10 gal should be equivalent to the water height in the larger sump.
Yes, I'd have two additional bulkheads which are potential leak/failure points, but are there any other downsides to this crazy idea? Anyone else tried this?
Thanks all!
I'm finally getting around to setting up my corner tank. The "legs" of the pie wedge are each 24" and the height is 30". With those dimensions, the footprint is fairly small...large enough to fit only about 10-15 gallon tank underneath the stand. This is too small of a sump for my tastes. I want to have enough room in the sump for a skimmer, heaters, probes, return pump and maybe some chaeto if I so desire.
Since the tank sits in a corner, I could drill through the wall and run the overflows to a sump on the other side of the wall, BUT that would put a bend in the pipe and (possibly) affect the siphon (I plan on running a Herbie overflow).
So..what if I was to run the overflow straight down into the 10 gal tank under the stand, then drill both the 10 gal tank and the larger sump on the other side of the wall and plumb them together with 2" pvc? That should be plenty large to accommodate flow (my return line is only 3/4"), and since water finds its own level, the water height in the 10 gal should be equivalent to the water height in the larger sump.
Yes, I'd have two additional bulkheads which are potential leak/failure points, but are there any other downsides to this crazy idea? Anyone else tried this?
Thanks all!