220 sump routing question

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  1. Gnu

    Gnu Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I just purchased a 220 acrylic tank today. The one corner has a overflow with four bulkheads in the bottom. My question is how would you all hook this up? I was thinking of just using all for of them as the feed to the sump or even building 2 sumps. One for a huge and the other the skimmer and pump. Let me know what you all think.

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  3. mightyrae

    mightyrae Spaghetti Worm

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    I would run them all to your sump. Connect them to something like a reef sock. That will hold them in place and will not cost very much. Just remember to buy pvc pipes to extend the length of the pipes in the sock so it does not lead to splashing. I have one over flow and it was splashing. I could not stand it. I cannot imagine having to listen to 4 of them. Whatever you do I would not recommend combining the lines in some way as this may cause backflow if something clogs your intake at some point.
     
  4. reefwerks

    reefwerks Flamingo Tongue

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    1) Durso
    2) Back up overflow
    3 and 4) Sea Swirl or Moceans wave maker(s)
     
  5. loneracer05

    loneracer05 Clown Trigger

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    Use 3 of them for a bean animal set up and the 4th for a return.safe silent amd effecient
     
  6. Strickland_673

    Strickland_673 Fire Shrimp

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    +1!! even 2 as return and use BRS "ultra quiet overflow"