New 150 shallow reef

[Husker]

Maybe it is just me, but I would maybe keep the 2 drains separate the entire way. If one gets plugged, you want the other to still drain.

 

[justingraham]

Yea missed that wow
if ur running a true herbie overflow ur going to have to run two drain pipes.

Also what is ur return pump because depending on what it is is what size I would recomend on ur return plumbing

Ur also showing bulkheads for the returns are u planning on drilling the tank?

I also will recomend penductors as ur returns instead of loc line y's

 

[Kammetal]

well the return were going to be 3/4" pipe because of the 3/4" bulkhead?

 

[justingraham]

well the return were going to be 3/4" pipe because of the 3/4" bulkhead?

Where is the bulkheads at I couldn't see them in the pics

 

[Kammetal]

i should mention it already is drilled with 2x 1" holes and 3/4" holes

 

[justingraham]

O wow they are in the box.

Hum well yea so well u can always use the 3/4 as the drains and the one inch as the returns if u want ur return pump to pump.

Or u could use the two 3/4 and one one inch as a bean animal type overflow and use the last one inch as your return.

If not and u wanna keep it as stated a vectra m1 has a 3/4 return and so do some other pumps I have no idea about. The thing is u will be losing flow splitting the return in two like that.

 

[justingraham]

I personally like the idea of the bean animal

Use the holes like this
3/4 full syphon
3/4 secondary
One inch emergency

Then you won't be splitting up ur return flow and use the last one inch for a return

and even if u wanted to have water returning on both sides of the box u could still run the bean animal buy putting a T fitting off ur one inch return pipe above the box and running one inch pipe out of it from both sides to the corner.

I hope u understand if not I can draw a picture

 

[Kammetal]

thanks would the 3/4" overfloe be tied in together? and have the 1" by itself?

 

[justingraham]

Have u ever seen a bean animal overflow?

 

[justingraham]

I'll draw u a picture

 

[Kammetal]

I personally like the idea of the bean animal

Use the holes like this
3/4 full syphon
3/4 secondary
One inch emergency

Then you won't be splitting up ur return flow and use the last one inch for a return

and even if u wanted to have water returning on both sides of the box u could still run the bean animal buy putting a T fitting off ur one inch return pipe above the box and running one inch pipe out of it from both sides to the corner.

I hope u understand if not I can draw a picture

like the idea but how would i plumb the 1" to my vectra m1?

 

[Kammetal]

???

 

[justingraham]

So this would be looking at the back part of the tank also I didn't know what bulkhead was what so that can be adjusted to fit

And this is what I was trying to say if u wanted to have the water return on both sides of the box

 

[justingraham]

like the idea but how would i plumb the 1" to my vectra m1?

Use the adapter kit

The vectra is supposed to be run as one inch

The adapter kit is ten bucs

 

[justingraham]

???

Yep but now u have to tailor it to ur tank

I have found u do not really need the 90 degree fittings

And then the hole that is left over will be ur return from ur sump

 

[Kammetal]

Awesome idea ! sounds like a plan just have to figure how i am going to plumb the 1" into the vectra

 

[justingraham]

Awesome idea ! sounds like a plan just have to figure how i am going to plumb the 1" into the vectra

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/vectr...XL1LkGYVz2FPuD-9t7w6YwHzpiZ1QrcD1whoCIQjw_wcB

 

[Kammetal]

Wow lol thanks! amazing help

 

[justingraham]

Wow lol thanks! amazing help

No problem I enjoy helping people make a good decision

 

[Kammetal]

For the herbie do i put anything over the pipes to prevent stuff from getting in? also i noticed in the picture the valve what is the purpose of it?