Herbie overflow

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I am seeing up a deep blue 34 gallon with a corner overflow. I had the return drilled in the back for a 3/4" return. It has a 1" and and 3/4" in the bottom. Due i use the 3/4 in the bottom for the main to the sump or the 1"?
 
I wouldn't do it like that. IMO use the 3/4" for the siphon, and the 1" for the emergency. This is a 34 gallon tank. And, you're going to dial back the gate valve on the 3/4" siphon line to tune with the return pump. The 3/4" pulling a controlled siphon will more than handle a 34 gallon. The emergency should be the larger of the 2. The Herbie emergency inlet is at the water line in the overflow box, it will likely never pull a siphon because it will suck in some amount of air. That's assuming you plumb like most do, with 2 vertical pipes.
 

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