New to the forums, and I had some setup questions. Basically I'm looking for a bit of a step by step because I'm clueless when it comes to the plumbing and everything. I've watched a lot of the videos and read the boards, and I've found myself more confused than anything.
I have a 29 gallon tank, and I bought a 20 gallon long as a sump. Neither is reef ready, but I have someone who can drill the tanks for me.
One video talked about the turnaround being 5 to 6 times an hour. So with 49 gallons of water, that's 294 gallons of water every 6 hours. I was told that ¾ inch fittings would be good enough to handle this flow of water.
My question then I guess is can someone walk me through the fittings (types and sizes) and bulkhead sizes that I'll need. (I have a little 5 gallon, and everything was contained within that, so the sump and plumbing is all new to me, and I wanted to do this tank right).
The stand I'm planning is basically just going to have the display tank above on a top shelf, while the sump sits below (I don't know exactly how far below, but let's say 1 ½ or 2 feet to be safe)
If I don't have to drill the sump that's fine, and in my head it involved the water just flowing into the filter sock (or whatever type of media I plan on using) and then a submersible pump to pump the water back up (does pvc connect to a return pump?).
Also, one guy said it was helpful to plan out what I want my sump to do, so I'll add that.
1. Water from/to tank 2. Protein Skimmer (housing) 3. Place for the heater
If I'm missing any big things, feel free to let me know
Any help is appreciated, thanks! If this has been answered in a million different places, I'm sorry. But I got confused with all of it and was getting myself down.
I have a 29 gallon tank, and I bought a 20 gallon long as a sump. Neither is reef ready, but I have someone who can drill the tanks for me.
One video talked about the turnaround being 5 to 6 times an hour. So with 49 gallons of water, that's 294 gallons of water every 6 hours. I was told that ¾ inch fittings would be good enough to handle this flow of water.
My question then I guess is can someone walk me through the fittings (types and sizes) and bulkhead sizes that I'll need. (I have a little 5 gallon, and everything was contained within that, so the sump and plumbing is all new to me, and I wanted to do this tank right).
The stand I'm planning is basically just going to have the display tank above on a top shelf, while the sump sits below (I don't know exactly how far below, but let's say 1 ½ or 2 feet to be safe)
If I don't have to drill the sump that's fine, and in my head it involved the water just flowing into the filter sock (or whatever type of media I plan on using) and then a submersible pump to pump the water back up (does pvc connect to a return pump?).
Also, one guy said it was helpful to plan out what I want my sump to do, so I'll add that.
1. Water from/to tank 2. Protein Skimmer (housing) 3. Place for the heater
If I'm missing any big things, feel free to let me know
Any help is appreciated, thanks! If this has been answered in a million different places, I'm sorry. But I got confused with all of it and was getting myself down.