Help with new 22g set up

[Bamzam]

My nano reef didn't survive the power outages, so looking to start fresh. I had an AIO and am switching to a drilled/sump setup and was hoping you guys could help me with a few questions please. The tank is a mr aqua 22 long, so 36x12x12. Sump is reef octo 15a, and return pump is a varios 2.

1) I am going to install a fiji 600 gph external overflow. Its set up as a herbie overflow so 1 main drain and 1 emergency pipe. I want to keep a trickle in the emergency pipe so that its silent, but I'm going to use a reef octo 15a sump that only has 1 drain input. Do I tee the two drains into a single drain before the sump? Or do I let my emergency drain empty into the skimmer area and bypass the filter socks? In my freshwater set up, a trickle on the emergency pipe is more like constant flow, so is that ok to keep it unfiltered?

2) Since the tank is so long at 36" I'm not sure how to drill the return. The varios 2 is probably overpowered for this size tank so im sure ill have to turn it down. Is it enough to do 2 center returns with no wavemakers? Or should I do a single return on the end facing long ways and then a nero 3 on the other end? Or 2 center returns and 2 wave makers on each end?

 

[vetteguy53081]

My nano reef didn't survive the power outages, so looking to start fresh. I had an AIO and am switching to a drilled/sump setup and was hoping you guys could help me with a few questions please. The tank is a mr aqua 22 long, so 36x12x12. Sump is reef octo 15a, and return pump is a varios 2.

1) I am going to install a fiji 600 gph external overflow. Its set up as a herbie overflow so 1 main drain and 1 emergency pipe. I want to keep a trickle in the emergency pipe so that its silent, but I'm going to use a reef octo 15a sump that only has 1 drain input. Do I tee the two drains into a single drain before the sump? Or do I let my emergency drain empty into the skimmer area and bypass the filter socks? In my freshwater set up, a trickle on the emergency pipe is more like constant flow, so is that ok to keep it unfiltered?

2) Since the tank is so long at 36" I'm not sure how to drill the return. The varios 2 is probably overpowered for this size tank so im sure ill have to turn it down. Is it enough to do 2 center returns with no wavemakers? Or should I do a single return on the end facing long ways and then a nero 3 on the other end? Or 2 center returns and 2 wave makers on each end?

You can Tee or run two lines to filter socks (typical)

 

[Bamzam]

I havent received the sump yet, but the pics (attached) look like the input area is sealed off. The other opening next to it will be covered since I plan to use a klir fleece roller

 

[dbowman5]

My nano reef didn't survive the power outages, so looking to start fresh. I had an AIO and am switching to a drilled/sump setup and was hoping you guys could help me with a few questions please. The tank is a mr aqua 22 long, so 36x12x12. Sump is reef octo 15a, and return pump is a varios 2.

1) I am going to install a fiji 600 gph external overflow. Its set up as a herbie overflow so 1 main drain and 1 emergency pipe. I want to keep a trickle in the emergency pipe so that its silent, but I'm going to use a reef octo 15a sump that only has 1 drain input. Do I tee the two drains into a single drain before the sump? Or do I let my emergency drain empty into the skimmer area and bypass the filter socks? In my freshwater set up, a trickle on the emergency pipe is more like constant flow, so is that ok to keep it unfiltered?

2) Since the tank is so long at 36" I'm not sure how to drill the return. The varios 2 is probably overpowered for this size tank so im sure ill have to turn it down. Is it enough to do 2 center returns with no wavemakers? Or should I do a single return on the end facing long ways and then a nero 3 on the other end? Or 2 center returns and 2 wave makers on each end?

you probably have it figured out by now but putting my 2cents in: i would think about letting the secondary drain bypass the filter or you may mess up the siphon. If you t them together you are basically allowing the siphon flow to suck air as it goes into the sump, may not be a bad idea but it would probably be noisy.

 

[Bamzam]

Appreciate the input. My sump came in and turns out there's a cut out that I can fit a 2nd drain pipe in