Basement sump

[cidermaster]

I’m trying to build a 120g Sps dominated tank in my living room that will drain into my basement from two 1” drains that go to a trigger sump that will house my skimmer , reactors possible cheato then drain into a 100g Rubbermaid sump with a return pump back to the DT . My question is what is the best way to connect the trigger sump to the Rubbermaid sump ? Pic is how I’m thinking to setup

Thanks

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks like a future success

 

[Sm51498]

drill it for an overflow into the rubbermaid. you never want to try pumping from one to the other. If you do a split drain from the display then you would need two return pumps, one from each vessel, which are already a big part of the expense of a basement sump system. Your ATO sensor will go in the rubbermaid.

 

[cidermaster]

drill it for an overflow into the rubbermaid. you never want to try pumping from one to the other. If you do a split drain from the display then you would need two return pumps, one from each vessel, which are already a big part of the expense of a basement sump system. Your ATO sensor will go in the rubbermaid.

Like a ghost overflow ? Or can I drill two holes into the side and then drain into the Rubbermaid?

 

[Sm51498]

Like a ghost overflow ? Or can I drill two holes into the side and then drain into the Rubbermaid?

However you want to do that will work, it just needs to be gravity fed and not pump fed. The easiest is to drill for bulkheads and just let it drain through some pipe attached but that is also the noisiest. Setting up a proper overflow system like you would have in a display is going to be the most reliable and quietest.

 

[jgvergo]

Hmmmm, you could put the rubbermaid ABOVE the trigger. Your return from the DT goes to the Rubbermaid, which overflows to the trigger. Easy peasy and no additional pumps needed!

 

[cidermaster]

The most I can set the skimmer section on the Trigger is 9” so I would have to drill for over flows below 9” in last compartment ? Is this worth having the Trigger incorporated or would I be better off doing something different all together ?

 

[maroun.c]

Couple holes on the side with durso should work fine.

 

[cidermaster]

Couple holes on the side with durso should work fine.

How do you do a Durso drain from the wall ? 90 up then use the drain pipe with a overflow box ?

 

[maroun.c]

How do you do a Durso drain from the wall ? 90 up then use the drain pipe with a overflow box ?

Build small overflow box from inside to.keep water level higher than plumbing and avoid gurgling. Drill side wall, bulkhead and then T going up and down as in pic. On drain add end cap and drill and on emergency no end cap and no hole so it gurgles and notifies u if its working.

Or couple holes on side and an external overflow box which u can drill from bottom for drains.

 

[cidermaster]

Build small overflow box from inside to.keep water level higher than plumbing and avoid gurgling. Drill side wall, bulkhead and then T going up and down as in pic. On drain add end cap and drill and on emergency no end cap and no hole so it gurgles and notifies u if its working.

Or couple holes on side and an external overflow box which u can drill from bottom for drains.

Thanks for the pictures . Correct me if I’m wrong but I would probably need two drains? Since I have two 1” drains coming into the trigger I would want the same going out ? Plus the emergency ? Thanks for you help I appreciate it

 

[c.poindexter]

Awesome build for the sump.

 

[maroun.c]

One drain can be enough depending on how much flow ur running..but having an emergency drain is always best in case drain gets clogged.