Plumbing help

nkkm · Feb 23, 2023

Hi all

Wanted to get some thoughts as I am new to working with bean animal style plumbing.

I am plumbing an EXT 200 Peninsula which has a bean animal external overflow. I will plumb this through the wall behind into the garage where I will have the Innovative marine sump pictured below. It has bulkhead for the 3 drains (2 on the left and one in the return section) and a bulk head for a single return. I will be drilling another hole and adding a second return pump to run a manifold. Sump pictured below.

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The part I am trying to figure out is I will also be plumbing a low boy Fran tank into the system. This will be fed off the main return but it also has a bean animal overflow with 3 drains.

Does anyone have any recommendations how I can bring the drains of the frag tank into the main system? If I tee them into the main drains will this effect the syphon abilities of the main drains?

Picture of the frag tank. Sump will be where the cardboard is.

Thanks in advance.

Nick

mike550 · Feb 23, 2023

That’s going to look great. If you tee the lines to match shouldn’t you be okay since each bean line has a valve on it to control flow? Or are you thinking the pipes won’t handle the flow from both tanks?

nkkm · Feb 23, 2023

I’ve never done that style overflow before so just not sure. They will all be 1” drains and will put a gate valve on each primary drain. Just not sure at what point to tee them together, assume after the gate valves close to the sump?

nkkm · Mar 1, 2023

Would love some feedback or opinion on if this will work. It will have individual gate valves for each of the primary. I don't know though if the displays primary gate valve should be above where it tee's in with the frag tanks primary.

I am trying to keep the sump as clean as possible as it has pre drilled bulkheads and lids.