dumb question? how to get water into your sump

[speedyrb29]

i have a plan for a sump and im goin to use a submerable pump to get the water out of the sump and back into the tank but how do u get the water to go into the sump if it is located under the tank, and if the tank is not drilled?

 

[mojoreef]

Most folks use an external over flow. If you go to our Equipment gallery (button on top) you can get a peek at what they look like


Mike

 

[speedyrb29]

i checked out the equipment gallery but i still dont have a very good idea of what they are or how they work?

 

[NaH2O]

See if these articles help out:

How Does A Sump Work?

An Abundance of Sumps

Everything you Always wanted to know about Sumps - Part 1

Everything you Always Wanted to Know about Sumps - Part 2

Everything you always wanted to know about sumps - part 3

 

[Jiddy]

CPR OVERFLOW- Put that in GOOGLE and catch it out

 

[jlehigh]

CPR hang on tank overflows work however they require a smal re-circ ump to keep the psyphon going. I used a 600 gal per hr CPR for about 8 months and had 3 near tragedies with the recirc pump clogging, or debris clogging the recirc inlet.

I reccomend spending a little more money for the models that do not require the recirc pump. I believe it was lifereef.com that had a very reliable design. (They are also called pre-filter psyphon boxes)

 

[Katchupoy]

I have lifereef and no problem ever since 2002. I dont also have the aqualifter to keep it going, and or even brownouts... Just use it to prime it after cleaning and thats it.

 

[Jiddy]

WoW, ive been gatherin info on RF for a few months and never even heard of this lifereef, everyone said CPR if you HAVE to have an overflow, i just got done readin lifereefs product summary and it sounds pretty good, love this hobby! And Ketchup, do you have the single or double box?

 

[Jonathan G.]

i got one with my wet/dry, pro clear aquatics, and it uses the U tube and you dont have to worry about anything with that. also make sure your intake has a diffusior inlet so you dont syphon more unwanted water in the sump when your pump shuts off.

 

[wrightme43]

CPR and aqualifter. Zero problems from it for me. I kinda like it.

 

[szidls]

Life Reef Here on 3 tanks...........No Probs!
Scott

 

[Katchupoy]

I think its time to change my name.... ha ha ha ha

I have single U-tube... on a 500 gph pump....

Its very important to match your U-tube to your return pump.

 

[speedyrb29]

how do you match a U tube to the return pump

 

[speedyrb29]

the life reef over flows sound really realiable.

 

[speedyrb29]

Any ideas on a good return pump to use with the single life reef over flow?

 

[szidls]

The single lifereef ovf's are rated @700gph. You need to match the return pump to that.
Scott

 

[speedyrb29]

ok thanks i got it now. can the return pump be made into like a power head to help with circulation, like is there somthing you could put on the end of the return tube to make it a power head?

 

[Jiddy]

What OVERFLOW do you rec for a 90g guys?

 

[Katchupoy]

Yes...

In my case, since i have BB. I direct it going down straight to bottom so the detritus will not accumulate.

ok thanks i got it now. can the return pump be made into like a power head to help with circulation, like is there somthing you could put on the end of the return tube to make it a power head?

 

[Katchupoy]

What OVERFLOW do you rec for a 90g guys?

If you can put two individual overflows, then it will be safer because of redundancy...

Also, if you try to max the rated gph per overflow there is a big chance that it will create a lot of noise.