sump plumbing help please

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Ok i am going to put a different sump under my stand and need some plumbing info/help. I have a rr 110. My sump will be 3 chambers skimmer, return, refugium. My drain from overflow will be 1 1/4 . It will be teed off to supply skimmer and refugium with ball valve on refugium side. My pump is 700 + gph. Not sure of exact gph. My sump will be 20 gal. I have the durso drain. Will the 1 1/4 be big enough or should i go smaller? Also my return will be 3/4. Is that ok or woukd bigger be better?
 
Yup should be big enough. Had a similar set up on a 90 gal.

Although how do you fit all that in a 20 gal.

Biggest concern will be water level incase of power failure in sump
 
That is running water level high for fuge and foot print for fuge. and leaving capacity for water to drain. I assume will be sockless?
 
The skimmer section is 8 3/4 long with 9 tall baffle the return is 11 long the fuge is 8.5 long and 10 tall with a bulkhead thst drains at 9 inches into return.





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