Sup guys i wanted to make a big tank tower for asian arowana and flower horn and connect them to a single sump for filtration need help on the connection process or is it not possible to connect 2 tanks to connect it to a single sump without extra pump
Need Ideas for tank tower
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It can be done. One large pump needs to tee off to return lines for each tank, then use valves on each return line to regulate the flow to each tank.
But if I'm being honest, I would probably use multiple smaller pumps, at least one for each tank.
But if I'm being honest, I would probably use multiple smaller pumps, at least one for each tank.
It's certainly possible... and can be done several different ways...
I've done some pretty wild set ups overlapping multiple very simple and common applications of aquarium plumbing. As an example of what's possible...
That is a 48"x18"@13" tall 50 gal... over a 48"x18"@13" tall 50 gal with a solid glass wall dividing it in half, with three 2 Gal jars in one half... over a 48"x18"@21" tall 75 gal.
Water is pumped from the bottom 75 Gal, into the top 50 Gal.
The top 50 gal is drilled and overflows into the middle 50 Gal system.
That overflow splits, sending about 40% of the water into the left side. The remaining 60% is split evenly and flows 20% into each 2 Gal jar. Each 2 Gal jar is connected to the right side of the 50 Gal with a pvc siphon.
Each side of the middle 50 Gal is drilled and overflows into the bottom 75 Gal.
I had 5 of those racks. For a while, I'd pump water from the bottom 75 Gal on the right, into the top 50 Gal on the left. And vise versa. Then I'd connect the bottom 75 Gal of each stack together with several pvc siphons.
I did a lot of crazy plumbing combinations when I had that fish room. The fact it was a fishroom, not a living room, with a concrete floor, not carpet... and I wasn't married... allowed me to take some risks and really push the envelope. That said, I never experienced any dramatic failures in my plumbing. As I said to start, it was all pretty basic and simple plumbing concepts, stacked together to make a complex system.
So, I doubt you'll want to duplicate that, but it does give you some insight as to what's possible. Or at least that overlapping systems is very possible.
As to what you 'should' do, it really depends on where your tanks will be located. Although I suspect you'll simple have 2 pumps (or split the line coming off of a single pump) in your sumps return. And then have each tanks overflow feed into your sumps mechanical filtration chamber...
...but if you want to overcomplicate a simple situation... lets talk ;-)
I've done some pretty wild set ups overlapping multiple very simple and common applications of aquarium plumbing. As an example of what's possible...
That is a 48"x18"@13" tall 50 gal... over a 48"x18"@13" tall 50 gal with a solid glass wall dividing it in half, with three 2 Gal jars in one half... over a 48"x18"@21" tall 75 gal.
Water is pumped from the bottom 75 Gal, into the top 50 Gal.
The top 50 gal is drilled and overflows into the middle 50 Gal system.
That overflow splits, sending about 40% of the water into the left side. The remaining 60% is split evenly and flows 20% into each 2 Gal jar. Each 2 Gal jar is connected to the right side of the 50 Gal with a pvc siphon.
Each side of the middle 50 Gal is drilled and overflows into the bottom 75 Gal.
I had 5 of those racks. For a while, I'd pump water from the bottom 75 Gal on the right, into the top 50 Gal on the left. And vise versa. Then I'd connect the bottom 75 Gal of each stack together with several pvc siphons.
I did a lot of crazy plumbing combinations when I had that fish room. The fact it was a fishroom, not a living room, with a concrete floor, not carpet... and I wasn't married... allowed me to take some risks and really push the envelope. That said, I never experienced any dramatic failures in my plumbing. As I said to start, it was all pretty basic and simple plumbing concepts, stacked together to make a complex system.
So, I doubt you'll want to duplicate that, but it does give you some insight as to what's possible. Or at least that overlapping systems is very possible.
As to what you 'should' do, it really depends on where your tanks will be located. Although I suspect you'll simple have 2 pumps (or split the line coming off of a single pump) in your sumps return. And then have each tanks overflow feed into your sumps mechanical filtration chamber...
...but if you want to overcomplicate a simple situation... lets talk ;-)