OK. I am still in the plumbing design phase and have a few weeks before I start up my tank and get my feet "wet" again. I've picked up a lot of info on the basics of plumbing design, but wanted to get some more details.
I am going to run a 75g glass tank with an 18g aquarium as a
sump in my stand underneath. I am going to use a 600gph external overflow since I'm not planning on drilling my glass. I am using a Rio 2100 as a return pump. My tank is going to be viewable from the front, back and one side with all my wiring and plumbing running along a 9" pocket on one side of my tank to give it a clean look.
So this means I will be running the overflow and return from the same side. In order to maximize the surface skimming of the overflow, I want to have the return water come back as far away as possible, right?
I was thinging of running a
PVC pipe at least 2 feet aling the top edge before dumping back in the display tank. I figure I'll probably end up with about 400gph flow after the return plumbing and will mix it up more with a few powerheads. In order to get the best flow from my return plumbing, is it best to use just a
PVC fitting like an elbow to dump the water in or use something else?
Any links to some examples would be great!
