Please help Plumbing a 350 gallon tank

[james t]

Can i have some advice on what size drain pipe and return line to equal a turn over of 8x a hour for a 350 gallon please?

Any recommendations on pumps will also be appreciated looking at a flow rate of approximately 2800gph.

 

[fishguy306]

Do you have any holes or any sort of filtration already on the tank?

 

[james t]

Just getting plans together for a plywood aquarium but the plumbing has really got me confused.

 

[JK47]

do you have objectives outside of just handling the flow? Noise control, style (bean-animal, herbie) of overflow system etc... ? That will help us narrow in on a more appropriate suggestion. The easy answer to your question is x2 2" pipes for overflows and 3k GPH pumkp like a laguna 2900 or 4280 (internal) or reeflo dart (external)

 

[james t]

Noise control would be the main thing as the tank is going to be in the lounge I have been looking at the herbie overflow and I'll have a look at the pumps you've recommended.

Thank you for all the help.

 

[qguy]

http://www.reefaquarium.com/2012/aquarium-plumbing-basics/

 

[ragin_cajun]

Posts 4 - 10 ...... https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/threads/sump-help.675946/#post-7594900

 

[james t]

Thank you both for the links they look like they will really help.

 

[DN328]

Can i have some advice on what size drain pipe and return line to equal a turn over of 8x a hour for a 350 gallon please?

Any recommendations on pumps will also be appreciated looking at a flow rate of approximately 2800gph.

For relatively quiet and inexpensive DC pumps, many on this forum would suggest Jebao pumps. Keep in mind to consider head pressure and how you plumb your tank in terms of PVC/90*/45*, hoses, etc. So if you want 2800gph, your pump needs to exceed that to begin with to have any capability of reaching 2800gph.

 

[james t]

Sorry for sounding silly but what do you mean by how I plumb the tanking terms of PVC etc etc?

I will have a look at the Jebao pumps.