New Fish Room - 11.5 X 6.5

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I have always liked the idea of 2 centralized sumps. One with hard water and one with neutral water.
 
Here is the first draft of the sumps I intend to build.. 40 X 20 X 15T.

To conserve space under my tank racks, I have designed a long & less tall bio chamber that will rest in a drawer. Egg-crate on the bottom & a drip tray on the top...

The main issue I see with the design is the fact that water will drip all over the floor when slid forward.. Trying to design an easier way to remove the filter floss from the drip tray. If I go with a drawer design, the entire top will be covered & the drains will be plumbed into the top. If no drawer, it will be as shown. That way I can remove it from either side of the 6" strip running down the center.. Still working on the concept...

Also debating internal or external pumps. External would be much easier to access.

 
With regards to the pumps, if you live in an area that is hot most of the year, like I do, external pumps really help to keep the water slightly cooler. But, if you live in a cool place, I would use internal pumps as the dissipated heat helps to warm the water ever so slightly thus saving a bit on heating costs.

Just my 2c
 
cockroach said:
With regards to the pumps, if you live in an area that is hot most of the year, like I do, external pumps really help to keep the water slightly cooler. But, if you live in a cool place, I would use internal pumps as the dissipated heat helps to warm the water ever so slightly thus saving a bit on heating costs.

Just my 2c
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Thanks...

I live in the Southeastern part of the US so heat is more of a concern actually... Good info!
 
cockroach said:
With regards to the pumps, if you live in an area that is hot most of the year, like I do, external pumps really help to keep the water slightly cooler. But, if you live in a cool place, I would use internal pumps as the dissipated heat helps to warm the water ever so slightly thus saving a bit on heating costs.

Just my 2c
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I agree! This is a very accurate statement.
 
Finally got my water change drain installed... Here are a few photos...

Also removed the strip lights in favor in hi-eff incandescent. Much better arrangement that provides much more room above the tanks...





















 
Is that drain big enough? I went with 1.5" and now I wish I went with 2".......

I'm happy with my drain for running a trickle 99% of the time, but once in a while during heavy maintenance I dump about 50% of the water and it just takes so long.
 
Egon said:
Is that drain big enough? I went with 1.5" and now I wish I went with 2".......

I'm happy with my drain for running a trickle 99% of the time, but once in a while during heavy maintenance I dump about 50% of the water and it just takes so long.
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Well... I don't drain all of them at the same time.. I can drain three tanks at once & the largest is only 40 gallons. Doing a 50% water change in the entire room only represents about 200 gallons of water so I don't really need a lot of flow anyway..

Eventually, all of these tanks will be on sumps & will overflow into this drain during a water change. I will just be doing it at the sump as opposed to each tank individually..

As to your point: Had I been doing a 50% change on a "true" monster tank of 500+ gallons, yes - the drain would have been much larger.. For sure.
 
yep, I understand. Good points! Love your set up. I'm using this thread as a baseline for my dream "Fish Room". I'm sure a lot of us are. I love the centralized sump idea. Actually everything about your design I like :) Keep the updates coming and thank you.
 
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