Overflow piping parts questions?
What sizes and part do i need for a overflow, return pump, etc piping parts?
My company is selling lots of stuff and im planning on buying some parts for my next build, no experience with a tank with a sump and overflow, thats why im asking?
I know i need couple check valves, 90s, 45s etc, but whats the most common sizes, 1”, 3/4”?
Any advice guys
Im planing to buy a tank around 75 gallons.
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Overflow piping parts questions?
I think a lot depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. I run a 55g with a 1/2” return line coupled with a 3/4” siphon drain and a 1” emergency drain. I actually ran fairly small plumbing on my 100g with a 1/2” return, 1/2” siphon drain, a 3/4” secondary drain and a 1” emergency drain. I could run a larger return and drain but there’s really no point in my case as I’m only putting around 4x turnover through my sump anyways and I don’t want to have a roaring waterfall in my living room. As it stands, my plumbing is dead silent and gives my sump plenty of flow to do the job. Now if I had everything plumbed through a wall and into a dedicated fish room and noise wasn’t a concern, then I’d consider going bigger on plumbing sizes to feed additional frag tanks etc.
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