I'm planning to run two tanks on a shared sump with flow supplied to both tanks from a single return pump. I want to apply the herbie style overflow to both tanks, but with the first tank's main siphon plumbed to the IN of the second tank as it's primary feed.
I've read many threads & articles on this as well as BeanAnimal's threads on his variation, but I'm still stumped on what pipe diameter will be ideal for my application, especially with my unconventional routing between multiple tanks with some diagonal drops rather than vertical - I'm assuming this could make a significant impact??
Any help in figuring this out would be very much appreciated, I've never done this before!
Here are the plumbing routing details...
http://tinypic.com/r/21oykbs/5
Green: Full Siphon, 75g to 60g, ~1.5' pipe length, ~6" vertical drop, two 90° elbows and one ball valve
Purple: Open Channel, 75 to sump, ~3.5' pipe length, ~3' vertical drop, three 90° elbows
Orange: Open Channel, 60g to sump, ~3' pipe length, ~2' vertical drop, three 90° elbows
Pink: Full Siphon, 60g to sump, ~2.5' pipe length, ~1.5' vertical drop, three 90° elbows and one ball valve
Blue: Return Line, powered by Maxi Jet 3000 utility pump with ~500gph @ 4' of head pressure
Hopefully I've included more than enough info and not too little!
I've read many threads & articles on this as well as BeanAnimal's threads on his variation, but I'm still stumped on what pipe diameter will be ideal for my application, especially with my unconventional routing between multiple tanks with some diagonal drops rather than vertical - I'm assuming this could make a significant impact??
Any help in figuring this out would be very much appreciated, I've never done this before!
Here are the plumbing routing details...
http://tinypic.com/r/21oykbs/5
Green: Full Siphon, 75g to 60g, ~1.5' pipe length, ~6" vertical drop, two 90° elbows and one ball valve
Purple: Open Channel, 75 to sump, ~3.5' pipe length, ~3' vertical drop, three 90° elbows
Orange: Open Channel, 60g to sump, ~3' pipe length, ~2' vertical drop, three 90° elbows
Pink: Full Siphon, 60g to sump, ~2.5' pipe length, ~1.5' vertical drop, three 90° elbows and one ball valve
Blue: Return Line, powered by Maxi Jet 3000 utility pump with ~500gph @ 4' of head pressure
Hopefully I've included more than enough info and not too little!
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