Sump plumbing?

[jaws7777]

You'll need the pvc pipes used as stand pipes in the over flow, pvc pipes to run from the bottom of the tank to the sump, unions to make it easy if you ever have to disconnect the system, 90 and 45 elbows 45 is preffered, gate valves to adjust the flow.

Read some of the other members build threads and you will get an idea.

A member jc1119 has a 300 gal build thread that helped me understand everything. Check out ragin cajuns threads and the members that replied to this thread

 

[Brian Rodgers]

Ah, I think a "1000 gallons per minute" should read "1000 gallons per hour. " In aquaponics we try for a tank volume turn over per hour. You're at 220 gallon tank right? Add the sump volume, and buy a pump that can more or less turn that over in a hour.

 

[Brian Rodgers]

I think he meant 1000 gallons per hour not minute. You're at 220 gallons? Add the sump volume and buy a pump that can turn that over in an hour.

 

[DN328]

Thanks for the replies. He told me the 2 inside holes "closest to each other from left side of tank to right" we're for drain into sump, and the two outside holes pumped water back in. I've never done a sump or any kind of plumbing and it's really confusing, I almost just plugged holes and went HOB because that's what I'm used to, but I hear so many good things about sumps. You can look up 200 gallon deep dimension tank it has the corner flows and stuff

LOL, I mis-interpretted your original description. That make sense now. I take it you don't have any internal or external overflow box, correct? I'd post some pictures as requested and the folks on here can walk you through, I'm sure.

 

[Fish Tank Travis]

Ah, I think a "1000 gallons per minute" should read "1000 gallons per hour. " In aquaponics we try for a tank volume turn over per hour. You're at 220 gallon tank right? Add the sump volume, and buy a pump that can more or less turn that over in a hour.

I'm pretty sure that with aquariums you want a minimum turnover rate of 3X per hour. 5-6X per hour is better though.

 

[tommybhermitage]

Got best pics I could

 

[Def Leppard Hysteria]

My 300 gallon Marineland Deep Dimension tank uses 4 - 1" bulkheads (ABS). I believe the drains are 1 1/4" piping reduced right before the bulkhead down to 1". Actually, my 265 gallon Marineland tank uses exactly the same size bulkheads and piping.