Any "pro" sump plumbers...? :)
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I'm not necessarily a pro but have experienceAny "pro" sump plumbers in the club...?
And notice "pro" is in quotes
What's going on?
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Looking at getting a new setup in the next couple of months.
Would need help with the plumbing - as I have never done it before.
Trying to figure out how to hard plumb a return line and UV.
Would need help with the plumbing - as I have never done it before.
Trying to figure out how to hard plumb a return line and UV.
Nice! Well, it can look intimidating at first but it is actually very simple & quick to do pvc work. Thankfully pvc is fairly cheap as well in case you make mistakes. I'm sure we could coach you through it
Definitely check out YouTube and brs videos for the proper way to install a uv, that will help a bit as well
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I don't think there is a BRS video that I haven't seen... lolDefinitely check out YouTube and brs videos for the proper way to install a uv, that will help a bit as well
Lol, that's awesome. I'm sure we can get it figured outI don't think there is a BRS video that I haven't seen... lol
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More-so for parasite mitigation.
Just as another layer of protection - I plan to get all of the fish from a seller that quarantines.
That way, if needed, I can also run it for a short time at a higher GPH for any unwanted bacteria or algae that might occur.
The best was to plumb it would be tank to tank but not everyone wants a pump in the tank. That is the best way for parasites. Or if you don't plan on running it all the time you could make it so it hangs on the tank where the pump in only in there temporary and to me wouldn't be to bad. Then you wouldn't have to worrie about flow in the over flow box
I have my plumbed in from my sump and it does ok for parasites but when I had it run more of a closed loop tank to tank with pump in tank Inthink things worked better and I may change it back
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I do plan on using it 24/7 - for parasite mitigation.
However, if there is ever any sort of bacterial or algae problem - I would run it at a higher GPH to take care of that - and then return it to the lower GPH after that.
I really don't like the idea of having a pump in the tank.
If there is some way to modify the hard plumbing that comes with the setup (as shown above in post #6) to somehow take water from the overflow line and run it through the UV and then return it back to the return line - or something like that... That would be the same as from display back to display, correct?
Otherwise hard plumbing it to a second pump somehow?
If nothing else, hard plumbing it to a second pump so it takes the water from the sump section right after the filter socks/filter roller, running it through the UV, and the returning the water to the very next chamber (protein skimmer) - that way the water doesn't bypass any of the filtration.
Or...?
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You can place a dedicated pump in your skimmer section and return it to your fuge section. If it were me, I would hard plumb it off a manifold from the main return and dump it back into the fuge section.I do plan on using it 24/7 - for parasite mitigation.
However, if there is ever any sort of bacterial or algae problem - I would run it at a higher GPH to take care of that - and then return it to the lower GPH after that.
I really don't like the idea of having a pump in the tank.
If there is some way to modify the hard plumbing that comes with the setup (as shown above in post #6) to somehow take water from the overflow line and run it through the UV and then return it back to the return line - or something like that... That would be the same as from display back to display, correct?
Otherwise hard plumbing it to a second pump somehow?
If nothing else, hard plumbing it to a second pump so it takes the water from the sump section right after the filter socks/filter roller, running it through the UV, and the returning the water to the very next chamber (protein skimmer) - that way the water doesn't bypass any of the filtration.
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Or...?
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I think we might be saying the same thing - just reading the sump diagram differently...?
The sump diagram shows (or at least the way I plan on setting it up) - the filter sock chamber, then the fuge chamber, then the protein skimmer chamber, then the return chamber.
So I would be setting up the UV pump in the fuge section and returning it to the skimmer section - is that what you are saying?
And then I guess I don't understand why you would plumb the UV from the main return back into the fuge section...?
That way you would be re-sterilizing the same water a lot more frequently... no...?
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