[patrick1234]

Ok even tho i just got the 46 gal bow front.. And I have not even had time to set it up well... im going to be geting a 55 gal on friday and id like to plum it in to the fuge and frag tank i have also it will have its own fuge. Now my queston is how youd you plumb it all together the 55 dose not have over flows.

o and also id like not to have to use hard pvc

Thxs for any ideas up front

[Jeremy0322]

I actually heard it is better to use hard PVC, but i dont remember why. You could plumb the 55 into your sump now. IF you dont want to drill it(reconsider?) you could use an overflow box with an aqualifter pump, but then you will have to drill a few siphon breaks in the lines for anti-flooding purposes. From there you would just run it into the sump like the other tank and then have a separate return pump for that tank. I think that is how it would work.

[patrick1234]

I plan on moving in about 6 months after i move id make it hard pvc but in tell then id like to hold off im runing a over flow on my frag/fuge with a quite one 2200
if you look at my post under diy you will see the set up it has right now

[Jeremy0322]

You could probably use that flexible stuff. I really dont know what the advantages and disadvantages are with the hard stuff. I heard it was better but i dont exactly remember why. And i LOVE your user tag, its awesome.

[patrick1234]

I have been trying to find the full size one or even the persone that made it

[patrick1234]

so this is what i have so far

[patrick1234]

[e_baer]

I am basically doing the same thing with my sump, frag, seagrass and reef tanks.

And this is what I did:



I did not show the return pumps.

Also, hard PVC pipe is much better, I also forget the reason behind it, but if you plumbed the tanks now, the pipe hardly costs anything. So, to redo it in 6 months would only put you back a few dollars.

[patrick1234]

ok you lost me with it what is the return lines

[e_baer]

In tha pic, I do not show the return lines.


Basically, the drain lines split into a T. one part of the T goes to the sump, and the other part goes to the 20g frag tank.

[patrick1234]

how are you going to plum the returns tho?

[e_baer]

Just as a basic return....probably some 1/2 or 3/4" pvc pipe going from the frag tank to the 40g, then another pump going from the sump to the 55g.