I'm looking for some input on some aquarium plumbing for my tank. I'm thinking about moving my tank to a different wall of the room that has a crawlspace behind it which would possibly allow me to setup a large sump area and all the equipment in the crawlspace. Problem is there's about a 1' thick foundation in between that is about 4ft tall and I don't plan on drilling a hole through concrete that thick, so my only option would be to run the drain and return plumbing above the foundation. However if I do that I will have to bring it back downwards on the other side of the wall so I can connect it to the bottom of the tank unless a build a 5ft tall stand which is just ridiculous and not going to happen.
My question; is the plumbing going to be fine like that or will I encounter any issues? I do know that it will not drain water from the tank past the highest point of the piping but that's fine. Here's a quick picture of what I'm talking about: (the black is the foundation and the gray on top of it is a regular drywall wall.
My question; is the plumbing going to be fine like that or will I encounter any issues? I do know that it will not drain water from the tank past the highest point of the piping but that's fine. Here's a quick picture of what I'm talking about: (the black is the foundation and the gray on top of it is a regular drywall wall.