Help with sump.

[justingraham]

The last one is just an emergency if the first two get clogged make sure t works then after that forget about it

 

[domination2580]

And yes the article doesn't say anything about the emergency line being higher then the others. So do I need to have the emergency line the same level as the full siphon and the open channel a bit higher?

 

[justingraham]

Emergency make it as high as it can go without draining water onto the floor then forget about it

Look on synergy reefs page they have the sizes on there page I forget off the top of my head is like two inch diffence between the open to the secondary and the secondary to the emergency

 

[justingraham]

Emergency make it as high as it can go without draining water onto the floor then forget about it

Look on synergy reefs page they have the sizes on there page I forget off the top of my head is like two inch diffence between the open to the secondary and the secondary to the emergency

 

[domination2580]

Emergency make it as high as it can go without draining water onto the floor then forget about it

Look on synergy reefs page they have the sizes on there page I forget off the top of my head is like two inch diffence between the open to the secondary and the secondary to the emergency

I'm now confused

 

[justingraham]

It's simple
Set the full syphon
Now make the secondary two inches above that
Then make the emergency two inches above the secondary or four inches above the full syphon.

You might have to adjust but to get it started that should be fine

When ur not so tired look at synergy reefs web page and how they set up there box. It's a diffent style but the concept is the same

 

[domination2580]

It's simple
Set the full syphon
Now make the secondary two inches above that
Then make the emergency two inches above the secondary or four inches above the full syphon.

You might have to adjust but to get it started that should be fine

When ur not so tired look at synergy reefs web page and how they set up there box. It's a diffent style but the concept is the same

Siphon set. Secondary is about 1" higher, emergency is about 1" higher than that

 

[domination2580]

So the second siphon has the airline correct?

 

[domination2580]

Also, my mag 9.5 pump for sombre reason doesn't send a lot of flow at 3 ft head going from 3/8 vinyl hose to 1/2 pex. Any ideas?

 

[Fin]

Also, my mag 9.5 pump for sombre reason doesn't send a lot of flow at 3 ft head going from 3/8 vinyl hose to 1/2 pex. Any ideas?

The output size for the Mag 9.5 is 3/4". You are restricting the output down to 1/2" and that is reducing the flow of your pump.

 

[domination2580]

The output size for the Mag 9.5 is 3/4". You are restricting the output down to 1/2" and that is reducing the flow of your pump.

I agree but should be more than what it's trickling into it

 

[domination2580]

And then I also tried a sicce. It has the same outlet for the hose and still didn't push a lot of water.

 

[domination2580]

 

[domination2580]

Ok so my plan is to switch to half inch vinyl hoses. But for now this will have to work. Not a whole lot of flow. But one I got to half inch vinyl do you think i should be good

 

[nervousmonkey]

Ok so my plan is to switch to half inch vinyl hoses. But for now this will have to work. Not a whole lot of flow. But one I got to half inch vinyl do you think i should be good

No, you should keep the same output as what the Syncra or the mag 9.5 has, so keeping the 3/4" size is what you should do, and hard PVC pipe will keep flow better than flex pipe will

 

[domination2580]

No, you should keep the same output as what the Syncra or the mag 9.5 has, so keeping the 3/4" size is what you should do, and hard PVC pipe will keep flow better than flex pipe will

I agree but the tank was built with 1/2 pex piping for the return. And the pump is a 3/4. So I would have to go to 3/4 tubing, and from 3/4 barb fitting to a 1/2 male thread

 

[nervousmonkey]

Do you mean that the return bulkhead going into the tank is 1/2" drilled or that the pipe that is going from the pump to the return bulkhead is 1/2"? I think that what I am saying, as well as others here, is that going from 3/4" tubing to 3/4" barb fitting, then to 1/2" male thread, is exactly what you need to do. It's really not that hard to do if you want better flow. If you don't want more flow, just keep the 1/2" pex. I can't tell you that you should be good with all 1/2" pipe though... I'm not trying to be counterproductive or anything, just stating a fact... Sorry if it is a sucky answer... ;Blackeye;Blackeye

 

[domination2580]

The pump is a 3/4 fitting. From there ill be going through a ball valve then to a 3/4 vinyl tubing, it will then connect to the 1/2 pex tube using a 1/2 male thread adaptor. From there it will flow through the pex and come out the return on the front of the tank facing towards the overflow.

 

[justingraham]

Just hard plumb it with 3/4 all the way to the tank. Ur loseing a lot of flow with vynal tubing and the set up in general mine as well make the best flow scenario u can

 

[domination2580]

Just hard plumb it with 3/4 all the way to the tank. Ur loseing a lot of flow with vynal tubing and the set up in general mine as well make the best flow scenario u can

If I hard plumb it up to the tank I would still need a connector to go from 3/4 to 1/2 due to the pex pipes going in for the return.