hop2jr

Just have a ? on the return from the sump to the tank does anyone have a link for what the return should be? Should it move just the top of the water like a spraybar and if so how long should it be 300gph on a 75gal tank. Will just moving the top of the water be enuff current for the tank?

nemo addict

the return on its own wont be enuogh movement if youre using LR for filtration you will need power heads , for what you mean about what the return should be do you mean size ? i use 22 mm PVC pipe (water tank overflow pipe) which i cured in a bucket of salt water for a week or so ,, to make sure any toxins from the plastic wasnt goin in the main tank,,

pepetj

Usually, you use flexible hose to bring water from the sump, via powerhead, to the main tank. At the tank entry point, you could build an inverted U shaped rigid pvc and attach the flexible hose to one of its ends. Make sure you drill a little tiny hole above water line on the side that brings water back into your tank so if power is off the returning siphon that now will take water out of the tank, back into the sump, will be broken when air is sucked in.

Post some pics of your Wet/Dry. 300GPH is quite good for handling 75gal tank with a Wet/Dry sump filter.

Pepe
Santo Domingo

Edit: never mind, I saw your pics on the 29gal sump in the other thread.

hop2jr

Thanks guys. What I need is a pic or plans for the return from a wet/dry filter. I have the return pump and know about the siphon thing just want some diffrent returns that go in the tank so I can plans the one I want to build.