adampw
Reefing newb
Well I pretty much have my sumped finished after months of planning, redesigning, etc. Today I put it all together and tested it and it works great. I have a 20g High seperated into 3 sections. As you can see below, the middle section is the overflow from the main. The left section is the return and the right section is the refugium. I just needs to get some macro algae to put in there. I have a T off my return pump to circulate water back through the refugium as well as back to the main display. I have ball valves on the return and the line from the T to control the flow into the refugium.
Can you tell from the last image what I forgot to put in on my plumbing? Yup, I forgot to put in a check valve on my return line. I simulated a power failure and of course the phone rang. When I came back my sump was pretty much full. So tomorrow I will be adding a check valve...eh, more plumbing. :grumble:
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Can you tell from the last image what I forgot to put in on my plumbing? Yup, I forgot to put in a check valve on my return line. I simulated a power failure and of course the phone rang. When I came back my sump was pretty much full. So tomorrow I will be adding a check valve...eh, more plumbing. :grumble: