Wet/dry questions????

[kiloindia]

hardbOiled has a great thread going on wet/dry. Great pics and descriptions.

I have a few questions though.

How do I get the water from my main tank into the sump? I have no overflows

how do you ensure you don't have more water coming into the sump than going out?

My plan is to use a powerhead to pump the water from the sump back into the main tank.

How many gph do I need??

The sump would be an empty 20 gallon tank with the bio balls in a plastic container mounted to the top of the 20 gallon sump.

Any ideas appreciated

Dave

 

[eh1421]

first for your overflow build yourself one of these
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15733
second to match your pump to your overflow use this handy calculater
http://reefcentral.com/calc/drain.php

 

[rallysman]

or make the pump less gph than the overflow can handle...thats a surefire way of keeping things cool

I built that overflow that eh1421 posted and it is flawless

 

[kiloindia]

first for your overflow build yourself one of these
http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15733
second to match your pump to your overflow use this handy calculater
http://reefcentral.com/calc/drain.php

How does that go into the tank? Is that right side up in the picture?

 

[eh1421]

yep sure is the intake side is the 90 at the top

 

[kiloindia]

My tank is up against a wall. How do I position this thing so I can suck on the vent to start the siphon??? My tank is 8' X 2' X 2'.

 

[rallysman]

mine started to flow on its own. If you put an air tube on the check valve you can use it to suck the excess air out.

 

[dr_sudz]

You Could also put a flow to the return so you can control the flow rate. Just put a ball valve into the return and you can control flow rate.

Drill the bottom and use a stand pipe.

 

[kiloindia]

Then what? just use more pvc to connect the "T" to the drip tray??

 

[kiloindia]

You Could also put a flow to the return so you can control the flow rate. Just put a ball valve into the return and you can control flow rate.

Drill the bottom and use a stand pipe.

I would need photos. I'm a visual creature...