Sump made wrong from lfs. Can I fix it?

[Lsufan]

Both of the bulkheads in the picture in the last post are drains. I wanted two drains Incase one gets clogged. U can’t see the return in that picture but I will see if I have one. I have a manifold on my return, which is essentially just a branch off the return line with multiple valves & outlets. I use a couple for reactors & I use one to feed the fuge. This is the manifold. U can’t see the return after the tee but it keeps going straight out of the tee behind the stand.

 

[Bulldog39]

So from tank to sump to the skimmer to second tank refugium to a return area? So each tank has two areas?

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[Lsufan]

No, the return pump would also be in the sump. The refugium would be by itself. Basically u would tee off the return pipe going to the tank. U would feed the refugium from the tee off the return pipe. Then the refugium would drain back to the return section via gravity.

U can also feed the fuge by splitting the drains coming from the dt. I prefer feeding it from my return pump for multiple reasons. One reason is so u can close the valve that is feeding the fuge & take the fuge offline for maintenance without having to shut the rest of the system down.

If u want to get more ideas u can do a search for remote refugiums. They have a bunch of people who have them so it is a pretty common thing to do.

 

[Bulldog39]

AWSOME thanks for advise

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