Tank and Fish Room on the Same Level

[Hogan]

Has anyone had experience with a fish room and display tank located on the same level but not next to each other? Would you have to have 2 pumps dialed in exactly the same to make it work? What’s the best way to do that?

 

[ReefRondo]

Can you explain further? I’m not sure I understand what your question is? Tank and sump in different rooms? I have a remote sump setup on my office Reefer tank. Checkout my build thread to see how I did it if you are interested. Still run as a standard tank with just elongated plumbing and an oversized return for the extra head pressure.

 

[Hogan]

I want to have the display tank in the living room, but then have the fish room in a different room on the same level. But, the fish room would have a couple of other rooms between it and the living room, so there is no shared wall between the main take and the fish room. So, the plumbing would either have to go up into the ceiling and over and down, or down into the floor and over and up. I wouldn't be able to gravity flow the overflow into the sump.

 

[stoney7713]

I want to have the display tank in the living room, but then have the fish room in a different room on the same level. But, the fish room would have a couple of other rooms between it and the living room, so there is no shared wall between the main take and the fish room. So, the plumbing would either have to go up into the ceiling and over and down, or down into the floor and over and up. I wouldn't be able to gravity flow the overflow into the sump.

So a remote sump setup a few rooms away?

 

[Hogan]

So a remote sump setup a few rooms away?

Yes, but on the same level.