pulling from the overflow box for closed loop?

[kentrob11]

I have a 240 that I'm going to plumb a Sequence Dart closed loop in but I hadn't planned on drilling the tank at all. Would I be creating a lot of water trickle noise by pulling 2500 GPH out of my dual overflows for the closed loop?

 

[LawnTodd]

Not sure about the noise. If your pulling from an overflow box, It wouldn't be a closed loop.

 

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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7498878#post7498878 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by LawnTodd
Not sure about the noise. If your pulling from an overflow box, It wouldn't be a closed loop.

Exactly, that wouldn't be a closed loop and defeat the purpose.

 

[kentrob11]

You've got a point there. Maybe I should drill the back of my tank for a pair of 1" bulkheads with strainers, uh?

 

[fishdoc11]

It would still be a closed loop if you built it that way...the concern is overpowering the overflows.

 

[pumpdogs]

I have a 180 gal.My dart is going to arrive today.I am planning on running the plumbing over the top to avoid having to drill it for a closed loop.T he closed loop will run a spray bar behind the rocks as well as 2 3/4 seaswirls.

 

[RichConley]

A pair of 1" bulkheads wont feed a dart. You need a 2" pipe, or 4 1" pipes.