gemini
05-03-2011, 02:53 PM
Hello,
I am planning the plumbing part of my 40g breeder tank and have tons of questions!
I am planning on doing a coast to coast overflow (c2c) with a PVC pipe going most of the length of the tank with a slit cut on top for surface skimming.
(like this http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...l+pvc+overflow )
I wanted to know if anyone has done a Horizontal PVC overflow like that, and how you liked it. Also, I am wondering some of the technical aspects of it. For instance, with 2 1" bulkheads draining into the sump, with one attached to each side of the overflow, how much can I expect it to handle? Should I leave the drains going into the sump separate, so there is more drain capabilities. I am not planning on running much flow through the sump; maybe about 200-300 gph.
would keeping them separate help the drain in case one end gets clogged somehow, or would it have ANY beneficial effect? otherwise I will just put the two drains into one pipe going into the sump. (am I making sense?)
Next aspect would be, how low do I have to drill the holes for there to be room for the PVC parts to successfully reach the top, without going out of the water. I am thinking I want the holes as close to the top of the tank as possible without the horizontal PVC reaching too far out of the water.
Thanks, I will update the thread if I think of any other questions.
Any help would be appreciated,
Xavier
I am planning the plumbing part of my 40g breeder tank and have tons of questions!
I am planning on doing a coast to coast overflow (c2c) with a PVC pipe going most of the length of the tank with a slit cut on top for surface skimming.
(like this http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...l+pvc+overflow )
I wanted to know if anyone has done a Horizontal PVC overflow like that, and how you liked it. Also, I am wondering some of the technical aspects of it. For instance, with 2 1" bulkheads draining into the sump, with one attached to each side of the overflow, how much can I expect it to handle? Should I leave the drains going into the sump separate, so there is more drain capabilities. I am not planning on running much flow through the sump; maybe about 200-300 gph.
would keeping them separate help the drain in case one end gets clogged somehow, or would it have ANY beneficial effect? otherwise I will just put the two drains into one pipe going into the sump. (am I making sense?)
Next aspect would be, how low do I have to drill the holes for there to be room for the PVC parts to successfully reach the top, without going out of the water. I am thinking I want the holes as close to the top of the tank as possible without the horizontal PVC reaching too far out of the water.
Thanks, I will update the thread if I think of any other questions.
Any help would be appreciated,
Xavier