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Hi all. Due to my dad's passing I've obtained most of his 75g setup. I've basically kept just the tank and stand and ATO. He was running a canister filter. I've decided to go with a sump, mostly to keep all the equipment out of sight (wife's says it has to look good). Dad had quite a bit of stuff inside and out. It isn't drilled so I will be running with a HOB overflow. I have the eshopps pf 1000. I decided on that model as it has two drains and two overflow tubes, redundancy where possible to keep me out of the water flowing on the floor. The overflow will most likely get set up as a bean animal, primary drain and e-drain. I have the jaebo 4000 dc return pump which should be plenty. The sump is a Fiji Cube 24. I had wanted a little bigger, but the tank is only 21" wide and there isn't much width space in the stand, and while very tricky, it is possible to get the sump out of the stand without taking the tank off the top.
So, this is my first sump tank. See my build thread for my IM 40g AIO. So I have a few questions...and pics will get posted shortly.
I have all the necessary plumbing parts to go from the overflow to the sump, and from the return pump back to the tank, including unions, valves, and back flow valve.
I still need a pvc cutter and pvc glue. I'll get those this weekend.
Do I just glue the pvc tubes to the overflow bulkheads? The pvc seems a little loose, but it does tighten down when pushed all the way in. The overflow has 2 x 1" drains. And I have schedule 80 1" pvc and parts.
I'm considering a pair of 4K icecap gyres for flow. Anyone running gyres on their 75g that can share the good and bad?
Many thanks. This has been a great community to learn and share experiences!
So, this is my first sump tank. See my build thread for my IM 40g AIO. So I have a few questions...and pics will get posted shortly.
I have all the necessary plumbing parts to go from the overflow to the sump, and from the return pump back to the tank, including unions, valves, and back flow valve.
I still need a pvc cutter and pvc glue. I'll get those this weekend.
Do I just glue the pvc tubes to the overflow bulkheads? The pvc seems a little loose, but it does tighten down when pushed all the way in. The overflow has 2 x 1" drains. And I have schedule 80 1" pvc and parts.
I'm considering a pair of 4K icecap gyres for flow. Anyone running gyres on their 75g that can share the good and bad?
Many thanks. This has been a great community to learn and share experiences!