1 canistor 3 tanks?

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fishnutham

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with 3 tanks side by side i want to use 1 canistor filter what do i use for the joining the tanks just a u shaped pipe i know to put the intake in one and the outlet at the end one.

what im really concerned about is blockage or power failure will they back siphon and overflow? and if theres a way of stopping it do i uuse 1 way valving or something
 
I used to run two reef tanks on one sump and once everything was dialed in it worked just fine. lots of shut off valves to adjust the water flow, but if you are gonna buy a canister filter for this, you may want to look at building a wet dry. much simpler and it would work much better. just a though. check out my post about filter choices. I explain how i built my wet dry for next to nothing.
 
ogre929 said:
I used to run two reef tanks on one sump and once everything was dialed in it worked just fine. lots of shut off valves to adjust the water flow, but if you are gonna buy a canister filter for this, you may want to look at building a wet dry. much simpler and it would work much better. just a though. check out my post about filter choices. I explain how i built my wet dry for next to nothing.
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i would do a wet dry but its for breeding tanks so a canistor is more cost effectice and space saving put your link up for your post like to read it
 
ah, that makes a lot of sense. You could probably get some ball valves at home depot or possibly try your local fish store. Fluval sells connecters for hoses, but I don't think they have any t's. That may be a bit more difficult to find due to the size of the hosing on most canisters. here's the link too

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13131
 
I think you may have to drill the tanks to join them together, otherwise I cant see how you will balance the water between them? Multiple feed and return pipes with valves to control flow is not a good idea I dont think, it only takes one to get slightly out of sync and you will oveflow a tank :(

If the tanks were drilled and joined by a pipe, then you can have the filter return in one tank and the filter draw in the other and the water will flow between them with no chance of one overflowing.
 
hardb0iled said:
I think you may have to drill the tanks to join them together, otherwise I cant see how you will balance the water between them? Multiple feed and return pipes with valves to control flow is not a good idea I dont think, it only takes one to get slightly out of sync and you will oveflow a tank :(

If the tanks were drilled and joined by a pipe, then you can have the filter return in one tank and the filter draw in the other and the water will flow between them with no chance of one overflowing.
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kinda the same thing i was thinking time to buy a diamond drill bit i guess
 
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