Plumbing help with 2 eshopps eclipse L and bean animal

[fishstix]

I am about to plumb a 220 that I picked up that were setup with 2 eshopps eclipse L overflows. I plan to use bean animal on them, which should be simple, but wondering for the main drain into the sump should I T those 2 together in order to balance them? I am thinking otherwise it will be difficult to ever get it silent?

Open to suggestions as I have tons of plumbing parts and just waiting to get some feedback before I start.

Thanks

 

[Crabs McJones]

#reefsquad any suggestions. Id say gate valve them both and have them come into the sump on their own. Don't T. The gate valves will allow you to balance them and make them silent.

 

[Jason mack]

#reefsquad any suggestions. Id say gate valve them both and have them come into the sump on their own. Don't T. The gate valves will allow you to balance them and make them silent.

+1 for this !!

 

[fishstix]

Still have not done the plumbing, any other suggestions before I start?

Thanks

 

[James Mikell]

I agree with running each main return on its own. Will be easier to get each running silent.

 

[fishstix]

So your saying run both pumps then and not just one and one return line to each side of the tank

 

[James Mikell]

Sorry i meant drain not return.

 

[ca1ore]

Dual boxes stink (I was so happy to be done with dual overflow tanks). I don't like the Eshopps overflows and I think two boxes unnecessarily complicates things. I'd personally scrap them in favor of a better, single box .... if you can. If not then agree to run them independently. Tying them together can work, but you'll have issues if the tank is not perfectly level.

 

[fishstix]

Are you saying then I should run both pumps, I was leaning away from that and going with just one

Dual boxes stink (I was so happy to be done with dual overflow tanks). I don't like the Eshopps overflows and I think two boxes unnecessarily complicates things. I'd personally scrap them in favor of a better, single box .... if you can. If not then agree to run them independently. Tying them together can work, but you'll have issues if the tank is not perfectly level.

Sadly I am thinking I am going to try to sell the tank, and start over, working with a few LFS to see if they will drill new tank for me and go with Shadow Overflow.

 

[ca1ore]

go with Shadow Overflow.

That would be a much better approach IME.