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Old 01/11/2008, 10:26 AM
cardiffgiant cardiffgiant is offline
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[B]I agree and understand everyone's concern with this setup. I will revise it and post my revision when I am through.

Excellent advise here... thank you all!!!!
Looking great so far. I love these threads because you really get to make use of everyones feedback and get the best possible design.

Aside from addressing the flooding concerns, your new design could also let you use a different rate of flow for the refugium, sump, and RDSB.
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Old 01/11/2008, 11:14 AM
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Hi,

Nice project. Nice work by Joe, say hi for me.
I agree with most of the stellar advice you've received so far. Sequence makes a good line of pumps with some push. Iwaki is also good for high pressure.They're rated for less flow but they push it farther.
A bit off the floor for everything is the way iI would do it. The cement gets pretty cold in the winter and siphoning to clean will be a little easier if it's up. If you have the room use gravity where you can.
When you do your plumbing use the largest feasible pipe. You'll save on head loss.
Whatever pump you choose, I would plumb it in with "true unions equipped with shut off vavles to facilitate maintenance.
It's a good idea to tee off an extra return line with a control valve right back to the sump . You can open this and control the return flow by diverting some water without closing off your reeturn and putting backpressure on the pump.
A check valve on your return line can prevent yur return line from siphoning back when the pump is off.

Good Luck Go Slow and have fun.
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Old 01/11/2008, 12:09 PM
KurtsReef KurtsReef is offline
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Re: 180 gallon tank build

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Originally posted by magdelan

Connected to the empty tub will be a 30g mixing tank. The empty tub will have a release valve that can drain into my basement's floor sump.

Please let me know where I can improve. I am also not certain that the order of my setup will be the most effecient. I still have a lot to take care of, but this is a start.
Forgot this part,

Home Depot sells a sump pump with a lifetime warranty, when it goes bad for any reason just bring it back to home depot and they give you a new one...no receipt required. I suggest after you start using it for drainage during water changes etc and the current one fails to go with that model. Saltwater is pretty bad on things not made for it, which your home sump pump will not be something made for that.
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Old 01/12/2008, 12:40 AM
magdelan magdelan is offline
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Wow, so many things that haven't even occured to me. For example, the affects of salt water on a home/basement sump pump. Also, as tmz pointed out, I should have a check valve on the return. I love all of this feedback though. With it, I feel that I will have a great system.

This picture is with the stain before the gloss coat. The stain I decided to go with is cherry-mohogany. It's looking great!!!!

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Old 01/12/2008, 12:56 AM
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Wow, Joe really does do phenomenal work huh?
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Old 01/12/2008, 02:00 AM
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Great coice of stain.
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