Need some plumbing ideas

NewSchool04

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Does anyone have two durso's in one overflow? I just had my 30 gallon cube drilled (thanks Rod) and I put two 1" holes for a duel durso. I'm trying to figure out if I should just have separate lines to the sump or if I should try to connect them before the sump and increase the line to 1.5".

I had two holes drilled to hopefully make the system more quiet (it's in my bedroom and will be connected to my 75 right next to it) and for safety incase one got clogged.

Any ideas would be appreciated and if you're thinking something totally different I'm all ears.
 
I've been told to run the two together (under the tank) into one larger pipe to the sump. But I'll watch this for other ideas/comments as I will face the same thing.
 
I really don't think it matters much....but just like Joel, I've got mine run seperately with a ball valve on each line. I've got them discharging to different areas of my sump.

Jeff
 
depends on turn-over....1.5" is always prefered for drains...run seperate for maxium flow..
 
Two drains will make your tank silent if you put a ball valve on your primary drain and use the second as backup. Skip the durso, just throttle back till silent.
 
I had them both ways. My 225G had two 2" dursos plumbed separately. My refugium had two 1" dursos plumbed together. Both worked fine.
 
I am lost here a dursos is what? Is it the overflow box or how the piping works? Sorry for the high Jack I am working with the same type of tank with a closed loop. I have not yet figured how to get the water to the sump.
 
that site gives you step by step instruction on how to build one, how it connects to the bulkhead and if you don't want to build it, how to order one premade. I can't even come close to describing it as well as the guy who invented it.
 
Thanks everyone. I decided to go from 1" bulkhead to 1 1/4 T's for the durso's and then connect them for one run to the sump at also 1 1/4. I have a ball valve on each drain so I can adjust the water level in the overflow box. I think with going up to 1 1/4" and with two separate drains, It should be almost silent. We'll see, I should have water in the tank tonight!
 
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