So I’ve been running a 75gallon sump on my 500gallon tank for the passed year undersized but it’s been running fine. I’ve been keeping an eye out for a large tank to fit under my stand and it’s just not happening for me. There’s another 75gallon sump available I’m thinking I could plumb into my 75 with no baffles. What size piping would I need to run for my 3500gph turn over? And is having the two tanks a good idea?
Plumbing sumps together
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Not exactly the same, but I have two 50g totes plumbed together with 2" pipe and it handles the ~2600gph for my tank.
I have an additional 2" pipe plumbed between the totes about 2.5" higher as a fail-safe.
I have two sump boxes
joined together at the moment, with two 1" pieces of PVC. Works well.
In your case, just to be safe I'd use two 2" PVC pipes to join sumps.
Overflows from my tank are on each end, one effluent goes to 1 sump box, the opposite end the other.
The use of unions between the 2, helps if they ever need to be moved.
With filtration, bigger is always better, ie more mechanical media, more space for stuff like heaters, filter socks, or more biomedia if the stock population goes up.
I have often use a number of sumps to a tank, with some planted as a refugiums etc etc.
The one below, overflows into the main tank, for a window to allow for emergent plants like papyrus, it also was populated by a colony of breeding shrimps which also sometimes overflowed into the main tank, providing snacks,
joined together at the moment, with two 1" pieces of PVC. Works well.In your case, just to be safe I'd use two 2" PVC pipes to join sumps.
Overflows from my tank are on each end, one effluent goes to 1 sump box, the opposite end the other.
The use of unions between the 2, helps if they ever need to be moved.
With filtration, bigger is always better, ie more mechanical media, more space for stuff like heaters, filter socks, or more biomedia if the stock population goes up.
I have often use a number of sumps to a tank, with some planted as a refugiums etc etc.
The one below, overflows into the main tank, for a window to allow for emergent plants like papyrus, it also was populated by a colony of breeding shrimps which also sometimes overflowed into the main tank, providing snacks,
Great set up. This is how I want to utitlise the 75 gallon with no baffles turn it into a 75gallon Refugium essentially. We can’t get shrimp where I live so I’m thinking heavy stocking of snails to eat the detritus build up. Did you use a planted tank type substrate to root the plants?I have two sump boxesView attachment 1358237 joined together at the moment, with two 1" pieces of PVC. Works well.
In your case, just to be safe I'd use two 2" PVC pipes to join sumps.
Overflows from my tank are on each end, one effluent goes to 1 sump box, the opposite end the other.
The use of unions between the 2, helps if they ever need to be moved.
View attachment 1358238
With filtration, bigger is always better, ie more mechanical media, more space for stuff like heaters, filter socks, or more biomedia if the stock population goes up.
I have often use a number of sumps to a tank, with some planted as a refugiums etc etc.
The one below, overflows into the main tank, for a window to allow for emergent plants like papyrus, it also was populated by a colony of breeding shrimps which also sometimes overflowed into the main tank, providing snacks,
I had a thin layer of pool filter sand and the plants were crptocorne, they formed a massive root blanket.
Here's a shot from the from panel.
and a shot during a water change from above, you can see the pump chamber.
During water changes I would take the water level down (from a full sump/tank) to level just above the pump intake (about 2").
I always ran sumps close to full.
Here's a shot from the from panel.
and a shot during a water change from above, you can see the pump chamber.
During water changes I would take the water level down (from a full sump/tank) to level just above the pump intake (about 2").
I always ran sumps close to full.
I would recommend Uniseals instead of bulkheads if you are going to use ridged pipe. They seal great and allow for some wiggling without breaking the seal.
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Skip the refugium and load up on more bio. I agree with
duanes
regarding two 2” connecting lines. Plan for the future flow while you’re at it. Also agree with the uniseal suggestion. I have two 3” lines/uniseals on a 1000 system with 10k flow. The K1 screen backs it up. Keep in mind horizontal flow differs from vertical/gravity flow.