hello,
so after work today, i'll go pick up my new tank. so a few questions for y'all.
1. my refugium is 18inches TALL. so it's alot taller than my sump (which resides next to the refugium). so the two holes i was going to drill was..1) 1inch hole at the top part of the refugium and 2) another 1inch hole about an inch below the top hole. the top hole is a safety hole just in case something clogs my bottom hole.
2. when the water comes down into my refugium and sump, do i want to opening to be below the water level? or have it so it falls into the refugium/sump like a waterfall?
3. my return pipe is a 1inch tube i think. is that sufficient. i have that built-in overflow with the inch hole and my pump is the dolphin which has a return rate of 570 gph.
4. any does and don'ts regarding the plumbing. this will be my first plumbing job. haha. hope i dont flood my house.
5. oh yeah. my refugium is 14x14x18. do u think baffles are necessary?
6. also, where the water flows into my sump, do i need a valve to control the flow or let it free-flow. i came up with that question after seeing this diagram....
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35955&highlight=refugium+sump+setup
more to come as always. thanks in advance,
johnny *thumbsupsmiley*
so after work today, i'll go pick up my new tank. so a few questions for y'all.
1. my refugium is 18inches TALL. so it's alot taller than my sump (which resides next to the refugium). so the two holes i was going to drill was..1) 1inch hole at the top part of the refugium and 2) another 1inch hole about an inch below the top hole. the top hole is a safety hole just in case something clogs my bottom hole.
2. when the water comes down into my refugium and sump, do i want to opening to be below the water level? or have it so it falls into the refugium/sump like a waterfall?
3. my return pipe is a 1inch tube i think. is that sufficient. i have that built-in overflow with the inch hole and my pump is the dolphin which has a return rate of 570 gph.
4. any does and don'ts regarding the plumbing. this will be my first plumbing job. haha. hope i dont flood my house.
5. oh yeah. my refugium is 14x14x18. do u think baffles are necessary?
6. also, where the water flows into my sump, do i need a valve to control the flow or let it free-flow. i came up with that question after seeing this diagram....
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?s=&threadid=35955&highlight=refugium+sump+setup
more to come as always. thanks in advance,
johnny *thumbsupsmiley*