Plumbing for Sump

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moosemj

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I have never had to plumb in for filtration before so pardon my ignorance.

I have 4 returns, each is 3/4", there are 2 per overflow. When I connect the 2 in each over flow should I merge up into a 1" and then from there merge the 2 1" into a 1.5" inch to the return pump?

I will be running each of the 2 drains independently to the sump.

Thoughts?

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First question what is the pump size off the housing? 1.5inch or 1inch??
 
My tank is run with a 1.5inch run up under then tank then a Y spliting it to the 2 overflows, still at 1.5inches then it splits to the individual lines with a T, all depends on the pump location and overflow location.
 
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Food for thought.

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That looks awesome! Went to look at materials today. It can be a little overwelming with all the possibilities. Gotta start somewhere though.

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