Sump Plumbing Advice

[Klag]

Any advice or feedback on the design? I am all good on the actual handy work side of plumbing

Thanks!

 

[TX_REEF]

do you have a main and emergency drain? If possible I'd swap the 90 degree elbows for 2x 45s for or a sweeping 90 to preserve flow rates and prevent distant future clogs

 

[Klag]

do you have a main and emergency drain? If possible I'd swap the 90 degree elbows for 2x 45s for a sweeping 90 to preserve flow rates and prevent distant future clogs

It is just 1 drain - reef ready tank.
Would you swap all 90's with 2x45's or just certain ones?

 

[TX_REEF]

I would use 2x 45s in all cases if space allows, really no downside other than a few extra seconds of pipe work.

 

[Klag]

I would use 2x 45s in all cases if space allows, really no downside other than a few extra seconds of pipe work.

I was looking through your tank thread, would you recommend a gate valve on the drain pipe? As I was thinking about adding one. I noticed you had one there and not on the return.

 

[TX_REEF]

absolutely yes! The mantra I follow is never valve the return line, just use a controllable DC pump. Then you can tune the drain with the gate valve, and tune the return via DC control, to get the lovely sweet spot of balance.

 

[Klag]

absolutely yes! The mantra I follow is never valve the return line, just use a controllable DC pump. Then you can tune the drain with the gate valve, and tune the return via DC control, to get the lovely sweet spot of balance.

Would you put it before or after the bend?

 

[TX_REEF]

I feel like it's easier to adjust on a vertical pipe, and the flow restriction is more uniform as well. This is just bro-science conjecture that makes sense to me, though.