I am trying to decide if I want to reduce them down to 1'' or go with a new sump that has 3 1.5inch bulkheads. I think this style of draining benefit's you with a greater pipe diameter! It also improves the flow rate of the siphon but the fact that a larger diameter pipe on the non-siphon drain...
Hello All!
First post here, but have been reading for a while.
I'm struggling with the beananimal overflow plumbing.
I had a spare 30gal and 10 gal tank in the basement and decided I wanted to set up a quarantine tank and practice (read:learn about) the beananimal system and fluid dynamics as I...
I recently installed one of these units and there are some definite flaws as follows:
1. The outer box is not high enough. If you run the overflow at a safe level (one that doesn't spill onto the floor) the syphon lines will suck air and make noise.
2. The system does not include a gate valve...