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  1. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    Can you post a picture or a drawing ( I'm not understanding) :-[ :-[
     
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  3. NUGIO

    NUGIO Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Ok heres a pic of the dual outlets coming down from the box.One to the fuge and the other to the sump
     

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    NUGIO Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    heres the overfolw box im using to get the water from the fuge over to the sump.As the fuge was already put in and i was using dual ret pumps before. (this where i would get spills)
    Ive got the fuge and the sump butted up against eachother. water runs like it would normaly thru the teeth ,u tube,over into outside box
     

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    NUGIO Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    The outside box is located inside the sump
     

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    NUGIO Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Thats how i get away by using one ret pump.i didnt want to drill the fuge and pumping over to sump wouldnt work due to variuos factors one including mashing pods to get it over there then again to the tank.



    Heres the outlet coming to the sump and the ret to tank
     

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    NUGIO Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    This system works great for me cause when theres a power loss the fuge can never flood and when restored there is no break in the siphon to worry about.
    the sump fills to about 4inches from the top.Ican adjust this lower for whatever reason by drilling the hole on the ret line in the tank higher
     
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  9. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    Nice!!! THANK YOU NUGIO Maybe I can re engineer my setup to work the same way.
     One Question What keeps the fuge from overflowing?
     
  10. Land_Fish

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    Fletch, the over flow box keeps the fuge from over flowing.

    What size of pump are you using to go back to the tank Nugio?
     
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    fletch Kole Tang

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    I have 2 different ones one is a 600gph and the other is a 300gph Am I correct on this? I would have to raise the tank that the skimmer is in about 3 to 4 inches to make it level with the wet/dry that is no big deal I would have to get another overflow and eliminate the pump in the tank with the skimmer put the overflow between the two tanks and use 1 return pump in the Wet/Dry most likely the 600gph is that it?
     
  12. fletch

    fletch Kole Tang

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    Like this?
     
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