Hi
Ok< quick questions> ok maybe not so quick
I been reading about sump plumbing and catching up on All the ways to plumb my sump correctly ?
(Questioning some setups liking others).
Below is a picture Of a Sump I put together. As you can see in the picture Its a 20 gal long.
<(from left to right basics specs of the setup)>
refugium/wall/Current return pump 1900g/h> /bubble wall media chamber 2 inch gape/gate wall 7-10.5 water hight/bubble magus protein skimmer/ wall/ sock chamber ,
So this is the basic layout of the sump system. Which I'm kinda proud of, first one and all that.
My tank is a 75 gal standard with a Bubble Magus overflow rated at 1800 g/h the bulkheads are 2xs 1.5 inch openings.
So during my readings on the forums, before i start the plumbing.
I have noticed and read that The refugium chambers are more in the center next to but after the protein skimmer chamber and before the return pump chamber with some of these having a "dirty water" line into the refugium?? feeding the alage??
My refugium is at one end of the sump.
My thinking was/is to keep out as much light from the rest of the sump as possible.
Then using the return pump to supply a line with a gate valve to control the water flow into the refugium.
OR Should I use a dirty water line from the tank with a ball valve? or gate valve? to control water flow back to the refugium.
The bubble Magus 1800 has 2 flow Lines both 1.5
One of the two flow lines from my box will be will be for an emergency overflow dump back to the sump backup event thingee It will stay 1.5 to the sump.
The main return trunk will be 1.5 reduced to 1.25 so at some point I can use some 45 degree run with a gate valve and then another 45 then under the cabinet to the sump all 45 angles if I can. I know need some unions on this run.
Or should I split this line into two trunks? One feeding the sock chamber with a gate valve. And the other one feeding the refugium Dirty water line with a ball valve or gate valve. And most importantly How would the line sizes be split up? So I can keep as much flow without the toilet sound exp: 1.25 line with a .5 line or should this be a .75 trunk. My target here is to be as quiet as a tank can be while keeping the refugium rolling
in advance: thx for reading this and providing me with some guru tank advice
Or should I just keep my plan pictured as so, Using the Kiss Principle , 'keep it simple stupid"
don't want to screw it up here.
Ok< quick questions> ok maybe not so quick
I been reading about sump plumbing and catching up on All the ways to plumb my sump correctly ?
(Questioning some setups liking others).
Below is a picture Of a Sump I put together. As you can see in the picture Its a 20 gal long.
<(from left to right basics specs of the setup)>
refugium/wall/Current return pump 1900g/h> /bubble wall media chamber 2 inch gape/gate wall 7-10.5 water hight/bubble magus protein skimmer/ wall/ sock chamber ,
So this is the basic layout of the sump system. Which I'm kinda proud of, first one and all that.
My tank is a 75 gal standard with a Bubble Magus overflow rated at 1800 g/h the bulkheads are 2xs 1.5 inch openings.
So during my readings on the forums, before i start the plumbing.
I have noticed and read that The refugium chambers are more in the center next to but after the protein skimmer chamber and before the return pump chamber with some of these having a "dirty water" line into the refugium?? feeding the alage??
My refugium is at one end of the sump.
My thinking was/is to keep out as much light from the rest of the sump as possible.
Then using the return pump to supply a line with a gate valve to control the water flow into the refugium.
OR Should I use a dirty water line from the tank with a ball valve? or gate valve? to control water flow back to the refugium.
The bubble Magus 1800 has 2 flow Lines both 1.5
One of the two flow lines from my box will be will be for an emergency overflow dump back to the sump backup event thingee It will stay 1.5 to the sump.
The main return trunk will be 1.5 reduced to 1.25 so at some point I can use some 45 degree run with a gate valve and then another 45 then under the cabinet to the sump all 45 angles if I can. I know need some unions on this run.
Or should I split this line into two trunks? One feeding the sock chamber with a gate valve. And the other one feeding the refugium Dirty water line with a ball valve or gate valve. And most importantly How would the line sizes be split up? So I can keep as much flow without the toilet sound exp: 1.25 line with a .5 line or should this be a .75 trunk. My target here is to be as quiet as a tank can be while keeping the refugium rolling
in advance: thx for reading this and providing me with some guru tank advice
Or should I just keep my plan pictured as so, Using the Kiss Principle , 'keep it simple stupid"
don't want to screw it up here.
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