Bulkhead strainer vs DIY 90 degree angled PVC opinions

[Ej6hatchie]

hello MFK,

my house recently experienced a power outage and i noticed a significant amount of water from my tank gets drained down to my sump. i already accounted for power outages so there is more than enough room for the drainage, but my question is will a 90 degree angled PVC elbow drain less water than a normal a bulkhead strainer?

the tank is 55 gallon 4ftx13inx21in and the sump is a 20 gal drum. i believe GPH produced from the pump is around 550.

i like the looks of the low profile strainer, but if the upturned PVC can potentially reduce the amount of drainage to my sump i'd take it.

anyone have any experience with this?

 

[dmopar74]

An upturned 90 will raise the water height in your main tank

 

[Ej6hatchie]

An upturned 90 will raise the water height in your main tank

oh yea that would be ok, my bulkhead is drilled low enough to compensate. i had a DIY attachment on there before that rose the water but i thought it was kinda bulky

 

[Ej6hatchie]

the pics above arent mine btw, i jsut found them on google to have some picture reference

 

[Imsobored152]

You could always shave down the 90 until its just under the water line

 

[Ej6hatchie]

ended up going with the shaved 90 degree bulkhead with a screen (tank is full of exodon). tried unplugging the pump and it worked. the amount of water drained from the tank was significantly less than just having the bulkhead

 

[duanes]

Make sure you check the screens for debris, and clear them often (especially if the tank is planted).
All it tanks is a slug of plant debris and a couple snails or a dead fish to plug up enough of a screen to overflow the tank.
Theelbow below is 1.5".
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[Ej6hatchie]

oh yea, there is some java fern and random pieces of Indian almond leaves in the tank, Ill definitely keep an eye out on the screen