Three Tanks....One Filter System

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James0816

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First off...hi! noob here.

I am currently designing my new rec room in my basement and currently have plans to build at least a 100g into the wall. I have all that drawn out and such but then I started to get a little visually creative.

I'm toying with the idea of now having three tanks in the wall. one large and two small (either 29s or 55s...haven't decided yet).

Anyway...I'm thinking that this is going to be an electrical cord nightmare with everything hooked to the tanks. So to conserve space and hopefully as well maintain set water quality standards...I was wondering if I can have all three tanks hooked up to one filtration system. I do not want to drill any of the tanks though.

Would something like this be possible? I mean I'm sure it is as there are pet stores and fish rooms and such. Just how would a novice go about doing this? I was thinking something on the lines of connecting pvc pipes in a chain from all three tanks to the filtration unit and then from the filtration back to the tanks via spray bar or similar method?

Thoughts? images? thx
 
overflows flowing to one sump and 1 or more pumps to return it
 
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What Nic said.

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15733

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=83107

http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=92684

Run the return to a manifold (pvc pipe with outlets) (optional valves to adjust water flow to each tank for fine tuning).

You could consider a http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27474&highlight=chompers if you have a near by drain.

Do a search on CHOMPERS, he has something like this running now.

Oh, and two 55g tanks (more water and easier to take care of) :D

Ok, that was easy... Is it done yet? :ROFL:

Dr Joe

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I know this is gonna sound dumb.....but how does it work? I don't see any mechanics drawing the water out of the tank?

thusly....it would appear that you take something like a 10g tank and set up a "filter" in that then have a pump to pull the water from there back into the three tanks you are drawing from?

thx for helping clean up the cobwebs in my head on this.
 
James0816;1169211; said:
I know this is gonna sound dumb.....but how does it work? I don't see any mechanics drawing the water out of the tank?

thusly....it would appear that you take something like a 10g tank and set up a "filter" in that then have a pump to pull the water from there back into the three tanks you are drawing from?

thx for helping clean up the cobwebs in my head on this.
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It's in the name 'o v e r f l o w', as the pump in the sump sends clean water into the tank, the water 'overflows' thru the pipe back into the sump to be filtered, shut off the pump and it stops. All of the bends are to keep the water from draining out... that's the simplistic version.

Sumps / W/d's should be 1/4 - 1/3 the volume of the tank(s) (rule of thumb) depending on bio-load.

Dr Joe

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Ok....first rendering (should I insert the picture into the reply for better viewing or leave like this?)

I know, it's probably a nightmare waiting to happen or not possible as drawn. I'm no pro to this but taking a stab at it.

Don't be bashfull....critique it hard pls.

Fishwall.jpg
 
Looks good, need to be sure sump will hold all the water (backflow) from the plumbing when there's a power failure.

I'm at a toss up on the two pumps, redundancy is good, but will you notice right a way if one goes out. (Plumb so that you can switch system over from two pumps to one).

DR Joe

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Would one pump be sufficient to return water to all three tanks two of which would be on a higher plane than the main tank?
 
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