Display fuge plumbed into main system

[Jbissell1289]

So I’m contemplating plumbing my Red Sea reefer nano that has been in storage into my main display as a display fuge with cool macro algae and a planted tank light.

Any thoughts or experience would be greatly appreciated!

Thoughts I’m considering:

Do I need a separate return pump, or can I just plumb in a T or Y?

Can I plum the overflow and emergency into the existing lines?

 

[afboundguy]

Already doing it. Only been a few days and I just use a second pump in the sump and drilled and overflow into the tank. If figured that was just easier especially since I just upgraded my sump. I guess you could T off existing lines and throw valves to adjust flow but still feel that doing all new plumbing would be easier.

I have sand I just picked up and already have some macro but want to add more. Would love to throw in some mangroves in the AIO area of the tank eventually as well.

 

[Jbissell1289]

Nice, that’s awesome! Yeah I’d like to get the mangroves I have in the tank out to have a better fitting lid. Love the set up though! Did you add pics to your build thread? Maybe I should follow along a bit more closely. Lol

 

[afboundguy]

Nice, that’s awesome! Yeah I’d like to get the mangroves I have in the tank out to have a better fitting lid. Love the set up though! Did you add pics to your build thread? Maybe I should follow along a bit more closely. Lol

I did add those pictures to my build thread .