Herbie overflow

[Cubano32]

Hey guys so I'm getting ready to start plumbing the tank and I have kinda a dumb question.. I have a kinda a dumb question. So with the herbie one pipe is an emergency and the other is a siphon.. Where is my return going to go seeing as there is only two drilled holes in the tank

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[superchargedgp]

Drill another hole. Or run it over the top of the tank

 

[jrpark22000]

Drill another hole. Or run it over the top of the tank

Yep, easiest and best long term solution is to drill another hole, assuming your glass isn't tempered.

 

[fredfish13]

Easy way is running return tube behind tank and over top. my new and old tank had set up this way.

 

[Cubano32]

Awww man I ain't trying to drill a hole and I don't want to have anything coming over the back of the tank that will make it look not as nice cosmetically

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[Cubano32]

Yep, easiest and best long term solution is to drill another hole, assuming your glass isn't tempered.

Is there anyway wrong with the durso setup other then the noise you may get

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[ColaAddict]

Is there anyway wrong with the durso setup other then the noise you may get

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The noise, all the air bubbles in the sump that turns into nasty salt creep, adjusting return pump to lower whats draining into sump.
Herbie is better. My sump is silent. Looks like water not even draining into it because you don't see any bubbles. No salt creep.


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[Cubano32]

The noise, all the air bubbles in the sump that turns into nasty salt creep, adjusting return pump to lower whats draining into sump.
Herbie is better. My sump is silent. Looks like water not even draining into it because you don't see any bubbles. No salt creep.


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Ugh grrr ok so what do I do just run a hose from the return pump up over the back of tank

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[superchargedgp]

I used hard pvc

 

[ColaAddict]

Above is what I did. Use 90 degree PVC to arch over the top of your tank. Mix of PVC and flexible tubing fro pump going up the back of tank (flex tubing helps silent pump vibration and noise). I painted PVC black for looks.


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[jrpark22000]

Is there anyway wrong with the durso setup other then the noise you may get

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Quiet is one benefit, the bigger benefit is redundancy. With onyl one drain pipe, what is going to happen WHEN, not IF there is an eventual blockage? The Herbie or better yet Bean Animal drains have redundancy.

 

[superchargedgp]

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[Cubano32]

So where would I put the second pipe coming down from tank in this sump View attachment 13800

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[superchargedgp]

Same drill where the eshopps logo is at and put it there

 

[Cubano32]

Same drill where the eshopps logo is at and put it there

Ok

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[Cubano32]

This is all so frustrating.. I hate when I don't know anything about something like plumbing

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[superchargedgp]

Ok

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See what size youre gonna use for the drain and use holesaw one size bigger to drill.

 

[Cubano32]

See what size youre gonna use for the drain and use holesaw one size bigger to drill.

The tank came with a plumbing kit I'm assuming it's a durso setup so I already have that

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