I am building my basement fish room and I watched a few hours of plumbing sump videos on YouTube and came up with a rough sketch of how the plumbing is going to work. Will you DIY gurus look at it and tell me what you think?
The wall separating the basement from the main floor where the plumbing will go through is just one drywall so I was going to use a bulkhead to go through it and attach the plumping there on both sides so I can detach if needed. The part of the plumbing in the basement will be tied down to the wall down there for stability and come out into the sump.
Also, my plan is to do automatic water changes through the ball valve while simultaneously pumping in the fresh salt water into the return chamber of the sump. Will that work?
I also included a diagram of the sump design. 55 gallon tank converted. And a pic of the sump that I made. Any advise you could lend will be greatly appreciated. Behind the sump will be drywall designed for bathrooms so it can handle getting wet, I just haven't gotten that far in the construction.
The wall separating the basement from the main floor where the plumbing will go through is just one drywall so I was going to use a bulkhead to go through it and attach the plumping there on both sides so I can detach if needed. The part of the plumbing in the basement will be tied down to the wall down there for stability and come out into the sump.
Also, my plan is to do automatic water changes through the ball valve while simultaneously pumping in the fresh salt water into the return chamber of the sump. Will that work?
I also included a diagram of the sump design. 55 gallon tank converted. And a pic of the sump that I made. Any advise you could lend will be greatly appreciated. Behind the sump will be drywall designed for bathrooms so it can handle getting wet, I just haven't gotten that far in the construction.