plumbing display fuge and under tank fuge on RSM Options

[chrisinmd]

ok so here is what i was thinking i have an nc24 and a 10g tank and i want to add a fuge to my rsm 34 so im going to put a overflow on the back of the rsm 't' that off so that it drains in to the third chamber of the nc24 where ill have the stock pump pump the water in to the tank and ill put the drain in the first chamber and i am going to drill the bottom of the first chamber that will then drain into the return chamber of the 10g sump to be pumped back up to the dt sorry if i dont explain it well



i have atatched a pic to show what im thinking

This post has been edited by chrisinmd: Nov 6 2009, 10:47 PM

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[seabass]

Sounds complicated. I'd consider a larger sump (shared between your two display tank). The return pump could be split into two and fed to both tanks. Each tank could overflow into the common sump/fuge. IDK, just a thought.

[chrisinmd]

the only problem is im trying to fit the sump in the stand for the RSM and i can only fit a ten do u think that the 10g is still big enought to work for both

[seabass]

Probably large enough for equipment and chaeto, but I'm worried about power outages causing an overflow. You could test it easy enough (be prepared to with lots of towels).

[chrisinmd]

thanks for the input im going to try it the way you said if any thing ill have to change to make it work

[seabass]

Remember the lower that the returns are in the display tank, the more water will siphon back into the the sump when the return pump shuts off (power outage or whatever). If they are near water level, your 10 gallon sump should be fine.

[chrisinmd]

thats what i was thinking to i just finshed building the sump ill be posting pics in the diy section soon on the whole setup in a few days