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dlaclo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: December 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 184	Post Options Post Reply Quote dlaclo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: help with sump fuge Posted: April 18 2007 at 8:39pm
	ok i will describe my setup and then tell yall my question. Ok my over flow goes straight down into my sump and i dont have enough room in my sump to set-up my fuge so i was wondering if i could put to ts on my return and my siphon so i could set it up so water went both to my sump and to my fuge and then have to return pumps one from my sump and one from fuge. I dont see any problems with this setup but as i am fairly new to the hobby there might be some un-wseen problems with it i dont know about. thanks p.s I will take some pics of my set up as soon as i cn afford to buy more... Edited by dlaclo - April 18 2007 at 8:41pm
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pmpt Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: May 12 2004 Location: Saratoga Spring Status: Offline Points: 1319	Post Options Post Reply Quote pmpt Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2007 at 9:16am
	I had a similar setup, I had a "T" going to my sump and the other to my refugium. But they were both in one tank, so I only had one return pump, but I don't see a problem with having two returns. One question, how much room do you have above your sump? Could you fit a smaller rubber made container there? Then you could still have a "T" into the sump and refugium, but instead of buying another return pump you could just have your refugium drain straight into your sump. Pics would help.

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	It won't work. You can't get the two t-s to perfectly match the output of the two pumps. Eventually one sump will overflow while the other runs dry. They need to be connected. Adam
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Ed Taylor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: January 11 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 794	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ed Taylor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2007 at 9:20am
	I don't think that works. One pump would pump more than the other and that side would go dry.
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dlaclo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Joined: December 25 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 184	Post Options Post Reply Quote dlaclo Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: April 19 2007 at 9:38am
	so i will have to drill a hole from my sump to my fuge then have my return come from my fuge to the tank? that is what i was afraid oh well it will have to work
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