Plumbing Advice

[skyler78]

I'm fairly new to this hobby, I started my tank in jan of this year. So needless to say I'm quite lost in this idea. My plan is to replace my 29 gallon with a 40 gallon breeder. Build a minimal stand that suits the decor of my house. I want all gear to be in the closet with the sump so I have a very clean look - tank, stand, in-take and out-take. I'm thinking about buying a rimless acrylic 40 gallon breeder with a built in overflow, rather than a drilled glass 40 breeder.

I have a really good understanding of sump design but I haven't got my head around the plumbing aspect. The tank sits about 6-9' from the closet so I'm assuming gravity and overflow water pressure wouldn't be sufficient to send the water to the sump? Would the out-take pump be in the sump pulling water, or similar to my hang on fuge where the pump sits in the tank and pushes water into the fuge?

I know this is a lot, if any of you have any experience in anything like this would be great to hear your ideas.

tank thread:
http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=301241

 

[Sapsis]

If you do the plumbing at a slight angle it will carry the water like house plumbing. That's what those extra lines are on a level for doing drains. the only real question it how high the tank is vs. how low the sump is so that the angle would be maintained such a long distance and hit where you need it

 

[skyler78]

That's a good idea. Ok, so gradual angle leaving the DT to sump can rely on gravity. Then only one pump necessary for return. That actually sounds pretty simple.

What about power outages? This might be a dumb question, I'm guessing that the the overflow box will stop the water - it will stop draining water from the DT when it stops receiving.

 

[BlueDartReefer]

IF I am understanding your question correctly, you would never use an "out-pump" to push water out of you display and into your sump. Gravity will return water at the same rate your return pump fills your display. Your return plumbing could be completley level and the water would still have no problem draining to your sump, as your sump sits (or should be sitting) at a lower level than your display.

 

[Sapsis]

That's a good idea. Ok, so gradual angle leaving the DT to sump can rely on gravity. Then only one pump necessary for return. That actually sounds pretty simple.

What about power outages? This might be a dumb question, I'm guessing that the the overflow box will stop the water - it will stop draining water from the DT when it stops receiving.

Well if the power goes out no water will be pumped into the tank to overflow and the return pump would be offline with the outage