Plumbing 2 60g frag tanks with dual returns with large sump

[Camaro Show Corals]

Hello everyone, I would be open to any and all suggestions for plumbing my grow out. I have never plumbed myself and never 2 tanks via one sump. 2 60g frag tanks to my 72x18x18 bashsea sump. Each tank will have its own return (ecotech m1). I included pictures of the plumbing on the tanks that I would like to replace with new as well.

 

[Daddy-o]

I have 4 tanks sharing a sump. What do you need to know?
Cheers! Mark

 

[troublemaker]

I run all my tanks off a common sump and common pump. You could eliminate one pump and just make a manifold.

I assume with the size and the Overflow layout, these are Deep Blue tanks. The tanks are great, the bulk heads are terrible.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

I run all my tanks off a common sump and common pump. You could eliminate one pump and just make a manifold.

I assume with the size and the Overflow layout, these are Deep Blue tanks. The tanks are great, the bulk heads are terrible.

Yes they are deep blue.
Reason I bought 2 pumps was because I was told if I did a manifold I would always be battling one tank getting more flow then the other and they said it would easier to run 2 pumps.

 

[GlassMunky]

Yes they are deep blue.
Reason I bought 2 pumps was because I was told if I did a manifold I would always be battling one tank getting more flow then the other and they said it would easier to run 2 pumps.

It also has the advantage of being able to shut just one tank off at a time for any reason.

The actual plumbing for it is simple, just make both drains go to the sump and each pump go to its respective tank. Nothing special needed

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

how should I plumb 2 bashsea media reactors? Should I put a carbon one on one tank and a gfo one on another tank.

 

[Camaro Show Corals]

Bump, got the 2 media reactors in the skimmer chamber thinking of doing one of each line, I plan on doing the bashsea bio reactor externally since it would eat up a lot of refuge space.