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11/15/2017, 01:12 PM
Quick question for you experts.
Having a little trouble with a new tank set up (my first one so bear with me). The used 120g I bought has 2 overflow towers with a 3/4" return line splitting off and going to each of them, and a 1" drain coming out of both of them. The tank is sitting slightly out of level (yes I know, my fault and I didnt realize it as I rushed into this trying to move into a new house and get it all up). So the water is hitting the overflow tower on the right faster than the one on left, and the drain cant quite keep enough water going into the sump to keep up with the return pump (I have it dialed down with a gate valve something around halfway what its capable of) and it just drains that chamber before enough water drops into the sump.
So my question is, would I be fine taking the T out of the return line and having all the water going back to the tank just on that one line (which would actually probably help with pressure and head loss not having to go through a T all the way across the length of the tank and then up the tower, because that one remaining return would go straight vertical) and making the return on the right side into a drain to increase drain capability on that side? So it would end up having total of 3 drains. I would think losing one return would put too much pressure on a 3/4" return would it? The tank isnt moving THAT much water. The pump came with the tank and its rated around 1100 after the vertical
And then the second question, what would the best way to add this in be? The tank has durso standpipes on it, but there isnt enough room to add one on that 3/4 also, should I just try to make something similar work?
Thanks for any input on this!
Having a little trouble with a new tank set up (my first one so bear with me). The used 120g I bought has 2 overflow towers with a 3/4" return line splitting off and going to each of them, and a 1" drain coming out of both of them. The tank is sitting slightly out of level (yes I know, my fault and I didnt realize it as I rushed into this trying to move into a new house and get it all up). So the water is hitting the overflow tower on the right faster than the one on left, and the drain cant quite keep enough water going into the sump to keep up with the return pump (I have it dialed down with a gate valve something around halfway what its capable of) and it just drains that chamber before enough water drops into the sump.
So my question is, would I be fine taking the T out of the return line and having all the water going back to the tank just on that one line (which would actually probably help with pressure and head loss not having to go through a T all the way across the length of the tank and then up the tower, because that one remaining return would go straight vertical) and making the return on the right side into a drain to increase drain capability on that side? So it would end up having total of 3 drains. I would think losing one return would put too much pressure on a 3/4" return would it? The tank isnt moving THAT much water. The pump came with the tank and its rated around 1100 after the vertical
And then the second question, what would the best way to add this in be? The tank has durso standpipes on it, but there isnt enough room to add one on that 3/4 also, should I just try to make something similar work?
Thanks for any input on this!