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I'm going to second that. It's nice to know that I'm not the only one 
The 75 is finally gonna get set up this week as soon as we finish painting one more wall. I still have to finish painting the black background on and plumb the sump. I have no idea what it should look like underneath and no idea what to do inside the sump. In need of inspiration...
The 75 is finally gonna get set up this week as soon as we finish painting one more wall. I still have to finish painting the black background on and plumb the sump. I have no idea what it should look like underneath and no idea what to do inside the sump. In need of inspiration...
looking good Camaro, just got a couple questions for ya
Did you install the baffles or did you purchase a sump?
On the return line from the mag to the overflow return how wide is your return line? Also is it pvc to the overflow return or just vinyl tubing?
Last thing is on the closed loop system how do ou like those return U tube things? Also I assume they are hooked up to vinyl tubing, have you ever had any clogging problems with the tubing as opposed to a pvc pipe? I was going to drill holes and use pvc to maximize flow from a mag 12 but if those return lines are working good for you maybe I should just try those.
O any by the way your sump water is damn choppy!
Did you install the baffles or did you purchase a sump?
On the return line from the mag to the overflow return how wide is your return line? Also is it pvc to the overflow return or just vinyl tubing?
Last thing is on the closed loop system how do ou like those return U tube things? Also I assume they are hooked up to vinyl tubing, have you ever had any clogging problems with the tubing as opposed to a pvc pipe? I was going to drill holes and use pvc to maximize flow from a mag 12 but if those return lines are working good for you maybe I should just try those.
O any by the way your sump water is damn choppy!
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the baffles are self installed...just glass cut to size siliconed in
The ID on the return is 3/4in...i used reinforced vinyl tubing but if i were to do it again i think i would go with PVC...not sure why, other than that i like the security of glued/screwed in piping rather than pressure fit with hose clamps
I don't actually have a closed loop, just two pumps in the sump to split the return three ways (two through the SCWD and one through the main return)...but if i had it to do again i would go closed loop. The little hang over the tank U tube things are fine with me. I drilled anti-siphon holes in them just like i did with the return line and i haven't had any problem with clogging
this was my first big reef tank (20 nano before) and so it was also my first experience plumbing a tank. As I am thinking about this now, there are a lot of things i would do differently if i were doing it again but it isn't worth the effort/expense to change it at this point...kind of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" idea
as far as your mag 12, I would at least run it through an SCWD if you are going to go with the vinyl tubing...one of my major complaints is that it is tough to get good low level flow through the tank...one of those things i would do differently is solve that problem by adding more return line exits lower in the tank somehow...
The ID on the return is 3/4in...i used reinforced vinyl tubing but if i were to do it again i think i would go with PVC...not sure why, other than that i like the security of glued/screwed in piping rather than pressure fit with hose clamps
I don't actually have a closed loop, just two pumps in the sump to split the return three ways (two through the SCWD and one through the main return)...but if i had it to do again i would go closed loop. The little hang over the tank U tube things are fine with me. I drilled anti-siphon holes in them just like i did with the return line and i haven't had any problem with clogging
this was my first big reef tank (20 nano before) and so it was also my first experience plumbing a tank. As I am thinking about this now, there are a lot of things i would do differently if i were doing it again but it isn't worth the effort/expense to change it at this point...kind of the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" idea
as far as your mag 12, I would at least run it through an SCWD if you are going to go with the vinyl tubing...one of my major complaints is that it is tough to get good low level flow through the tank...one of those things i would do differently is solve that problem by adding more return line exits lower in the tank somehow...
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I will probably go with pvc (I find it easier and more pleasing to the eye than vinyl tubing (idk why just personal preference.) I never though about using a SCWD because I didnt want to really bother with doing the neccessary connections between the vinyl and the pvc, but its still an option; instead I was just going to use a pvc T as a way to break to return.
