Sump Questions?

[harmanrk]

I am working on an idea for a sump filter, and have a few questions. The drawing below shows what I am thinking of as a basic plumbing layout. The Red line being the flow from the tank to the sump, Blue being the return from the sump to the tank, and the Green crossover pipe is a way to use the pump to prime the intake. By closing the ball valves on the Intake, and Return lines, and opening the vavle on the Crossover, the pump, could be used to force the air out of the U bend in the intake. Naturally, care would be needed to insure the sump is not run dry, or the main tank overflowed. Is this something that would be needed, or am I overengineering this? Also, In the event of a power outage, a simple check valve will work to prevent the main tank from draining on the return side, but what type of vavle is used on the intake side to prevent uncontrolled draining on the tank?

[carpenterwrasse]

in mine my sump is large enough to handle any excess in case of a power outage you just need to place the out going drain a few inches from the top so not too much will drain out

[Guido]

OK, this is a diagram of how I think my sump should look. If anyone has any advice or

tips on how to tweak it or improve it, let me know, because I should be able to put one

together here soon. If you think any of the baffles should be higher or lower then

others, I have numbered them to make it easier for your help. Take a look and let me

know, thank. (Keep in mind this picture is from my camera phone LoL, I lack a digital

camera)

[harmanrk]

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[Guido]

OK, so all baffles should be generally the same height. Now my other question is, do I

need all the piping like this one has at the bottom of the link?

http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/f/sump_f.html

[dakar]

I really doubt it, not sure what all Marc has plumbed in that spagehti pile of PVC, you'll likely only have one (maybe two) downspout and one return.

[Guido]

Sorry to keep spamming, but I always seem to find another question after I already post

one, (plus the pearls are nice to keep my pet healthy :P). But anyways, there seems to

be a lot of different piping going on in this picture (the one all the way at the bottom of

the link http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/sumps/f/sump_f.html ), now I was

wondering if I could get by with maybe a "in and out" piping (intake and return) or would

is it more complicated then just having 2 pieces of piping running from the tank to the

sump/refug?

[dakar]

beat your post by two mins typing time...

I really doubt it, not sure what all Marc has plumbed in that spagehti pile of PVC, you'll likely only have one (maybe two) downspout and one return.

[Guido]

LOL, that was quick dakar.... I didn't even get to finish my 2ND post and you already had

answered my question haha. Thanks a lot man. Oh, and guess what, I should be able

to have everything I need a lot sooner then expected. I got a job interview tomorrow. (Ill

be making at least 4 times the money :P )

[dakar]

Hope you nail it on the first interview! 4x the salary can't hurt that's for sure....