Mike171 new (to me) 120G
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This is what I would do. I would have ONE ball valve on ONE drain line.
Can you add a street elbow in the overflow box? If you can (it may need to be cut down or use a smaller size) put it in the bulk head without the bulkhead facing up. With it this way you want to adjust the ball valve till the water rises up in the overflow and just barely trickles over the 90. This will make it dead quiet. Do not tee your drains together if you plan on only having one drain. So no 2 to 1 fittings on the drain.
In the 20 Drain both drains to one compartment or into a filter sock. Have the skimmer there as well. Added baffles at least 1 inch apart with the middle one 1 inch of the bottom. If you plan on doing 10% water changed keep the return section more than 10% of total system volume. I you do this you can keep the system running during a water change. Plus a larger return section will not need topping off as frequently.
Of the return pump ( I like blow holes) instal a union. Then go up to a tee. Then add a valve on each. End of that. Then route one to the fugue and the other to the tank. The fugue can gravity drain back to the sump in the skimmer compartment.
I like the bigger tank as the sump. You will need to fit a lot of stuff in there.
Just my $0.02
Still working on the return pluming jut will be very much like your drawing. The 1.5" Tee coming from the fuge (10g) will be switched out for a 90* I didn't have a 90* when setting this up and didn't want to run to town lol. Debating if I'm going to need a baffle or not in the sump but probably will put just one to make a chamber for the return. Thoughts, comments, questions?
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I would put in a baffle as your skimmer is probably going to want a constant water level. Just extend that pipe to the end and dump it by the skimmer. Put in probably 2 baffles to give you a bubble trap, and then the return.
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Ammonia tested zero (after spiking at .50 a few weeks ago)
Nitrates and nitrites are slightly above zero.
I have a snail I dropped in there a week ago from my 70 that is doing fine, dropped a small frag of Kenya Tree coral in a shell to see how it responded.
I also picked up a few frags and a RBTA that are in my 70 until I get the 120 settled down.
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Nitrates and nitrites are slightly above zero.
I have a snail I dropped in there a week ago from my 70 that is doing fine, dropped a small frag of Kenya Tree coral in a shell to see how it responded.
I also picked up a few frags and a RBTA that are in my 70 until I get the 120 settled down.
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Added my clowns from my 70 to the 120... Had a bit of a cyno outbreak working in cleaning that up now. I'll get a picture tonight if the water is clear, also been moving rock around a bit finding what I like the best and moving some pieces from my 70 over and making them fit.
