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Unions are a must, ball valves, tee the drain (one to fuge with ball valve and the other to ps section. And dont forget the unions.
check vales are a good thing as long as you get quality ones, just dont rely on them fully. And running a ballb valve bypass is a good idea as well if you need to drain it for some reason(cleaning the valve)
Add unions everywhere you think there is even a possibility of needing to take something apart.
Fitler socks should only be used only for a short time or should be changed every 2-3 days.
Bubble traps rarely work well unless its a baffel in the sump. But there are a few tricks to making the drain quieter.
other then that, just draw it out...a few times before you start.
Add unions everywhere you think there is even a possibility of needing to take something apart.
Fitler socks should only be used only for a short time or should be changed every 2-3 days.
Bubble traps rarely work well unless its a baffel in the sump. But there are a few tricks to making the drain quieter.
other then that, just draw it out...a few times before you start.
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Go to home depot and "assemble" the ENTIRE system first! If you want a good check valve, BRS has them with unions so you can keep them clean. Not cheap, but they're the best I've found!
Thanks guys - i have a BRS order about to be placed for some plumbing and new loc line. My neighbor is a professional commercial plumber (also has a 600 gallon system) so he is doing all the work for me - i have to make all the decisions though!! Fish Scales is gonna help me build my sump this weekend form a 40 breeder
my set up is basically going to follow this diagram - i just need to fugure out where my gfo/carbon reactor and uv will go. My skimmer section will be much larger, the fuge will be smaller due to the skimemr size
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sorry for the small pic, cant figure out how to resize
my set up is basically going to follow this diagram - i just need to fugure out where my gfo/carbon reactor and uv will go. My skimmer section will be much larger, the fuge will be smaller due to the skimemr size
sorry for the small pic, cant figure out how to resize
here are the basic plans - not a very good job I did but you get the idea. the skimmer is going to take up almost half the sump so it leaves me little room for fuge but i will figure out a way to make it work. not going external with the skimmer - maybe fuge but only as last resort - i have no room left under the cabinet
I am not sure my placement of UV and GFO is coming in and out of the right spots though
I am not sure my placement of UV and GFO is coming in and out of the right spots though
bratliff;516101 wrote: Well don't kill yourself! WATCH OUT FOR THAT TRUCK!
Hmmm... I'm just wondering if having a tiny fuge section is even worth it. I guess you could throw some chaeto in there and use it for pod breeding if nothing else.
The only other thing I can say is you might wanna consider plumbing both your overflows to your skimmer side and then teeing off the return pipe to feed your fuge, esp if you go the ball o' chaeto route. The idea here is that the water coming outta your tank is "dirty" and carrying a bunch o' junk that'll just settle out into your fuge section. By teeing off your return line, you can dial down your return to your display you give you more dwell through your sump and the water you are feeding the fuge is "clean." this is advice that was given me by my LFS owner and seemed sound to me when I set up my first tank.
Yeah it was gettin a little hairy trying to reply in traffic, not doin that again :blush:
I like the idea of the tee from the return vs the overflow. thanks for the advice
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