NEW plumbing method for an ULTRA QUIET REEF TANK!!!! LONG !!!!

[shaggss]

try running it without the sock for a few days and see. But yes, every time a water level changes, it will throw the balance off a bit.

 

[SARBoy]

Can I run a manifold off the siphon? I would ideally like to run my skimmers and other equipment/reactors from the return to the sump.

I would also run a submerged line into a filter sock to keep the siphon quiet and dump any excess water into the sump not used by equipment.

Is this possible or does it need to be a straight shot to the sump from the overflow?

 

[das75]

^ could. I have a tee off main, ~80% flows to a filter sock in my sumps skimmer section, other sideof the tee feeds 20% to a fuge (separate tank to sump), amounts set by a gate valve.

 

[sleepydoc]

In general, no. The water level in the overflow is very sensitive to the back pressure on it. Small changes and variations end up causing significant changes in the water level in the overflow necessitating adjustments of the gate valve. The more you have running off of the overflow standpipe, the more likely you are to have these variations and difficulty keeping the system tuned.

 

[shaggss]

In general, no. The water level in the overflow is very sensitive to the back pressure on it. Small changes and variations end up causing significant changes in the water level in the overflow necessitating adjustments of the gate valve. The more you have running off of the overflow standpipe, the more likely you are to have these variations and difficulty keeping the system tuned.

I agree. Just have a straight run to the sump for the drain. Tee off any peripherals from the return line.

 

[MuscleFish]

Any way to use T or Y to make controled refugium with Herbie overflow?
People say that Herbie doen't work well with the tee.

So, I need to change my SUMP from SKIMMER/RETURN/FUGE to SKIMMER/FUGE/RETURN?

Thanks

 

[jem454]

T off your return pump to the fuge.

 

[MuscleFish]

T off your return pump to the fuge.

I need to put T to my return and no overflow output?
So, my pump must be stronger? My much the flow do I need for fuge?

Thanks

 

[das75]

Tee on the primary works perfect for me...

 

[BlackShark087]

What you think about my Herbie full siphon stand pipe / openchanel wet standpipe in a dual CornerFlow... ? I know did a mistake with the "reefready" tank but have to deal with it for now.

I wish to run around 2500 / 3000 GPH

 

[shellsea]

Blackshark; those emergency lines should terminate above the water level in the sump so if they start taking water you will hear it splashing.

 

[BlackShark087]

Yes but they are more like a wet trickling take the variation minimizing the need of adjustment and there is bubbling that are gonna come out if the in use.

 

[shellsea]

Yes but they are more like a wet trickling take the variation minimizing the need of adjustment and there is bubbling that are gonna come out if the in use.

suit yourself. I have a corner RR that I converted to Herbie. Love it. Run my emergency bone dry as it was designed to do. Very rare that I need to readjust it but if I do when that emergency starts taking on water I know it asap.

 

[BlackShark087]

Okok nice can you take a picture inside of your conerflow ? and do you run 1 1/2" that you reduce or its all on 1" ?

 

[shellsea]

Okok nice can you take a picture inside of your conerflow ? and do you run 1 1/2" that you reduce or its all on 1" ?

Will try to post a pic after work tonight. I left the 1 1/2 that was the old Durso in just added a tee and a 90 that brought that emergency level right to where I wanted it. I reduce it to 1 in at the bulkhead.

 

[BlackShark087]

ok and under the tank at the sump tu expand back to 1 1/2" or you stayed at 1" down to the sump?

 

[shellsea]

ok and under the tank at the sump tu expand back to 1 1/2" or you stayed at 1" down to the sump?

Stayed at 1 in.

 

[BlackShark087]

ok and how much GPH you run ? and you have Dual herbie or single?

 

[shellsea]

Don't know if these will show up but a couple of pics of emergency drain

 

[shellsea]

I'm running about 850 - 900 GPH I guess. Single corner.