Siphon Sanity Check

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I'm moving my ATO outlet from the display tank to the sump and need a quick sanity check.

Somehow, siphon still seems like magic to me. Will the below setup avoid siphon? Please excuse the mess in the cabinet. This is a work in progress. The black hose is hard to see, so I traced its general route in red.


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As long as the ATO line in the sump is out of the water and is higher than the level in the ATO reservoir you will not get a siphon. The red outlined above looks like it should be ok (assuming in the PVC it doesn't get to the sump water level).
 

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