Plumbing/reducer bushing questions

[reefercorey]

I need some advice with plumbing. My current tank is AIO and my upgrade I will be going with an actual sump.

I ordered a shadow box overflow box from Synergy reefs. It has 3 1.5" slip fittings. I also just ordered a Trigger System sump. The sump has 2 bulkheads which are both 1". So my question is is it ok to use a reducer bushing to go from the 1.5" pvc to 1" pvc? (I'm pretty sure Synergy said it would be ok to do that but cannot remember)

My next question: if i can use reducer bushings on those 3 drain lines is it best to put them up top towards the overflow box or lower, just above the bulkhead? I am hoping higher up is better because 1" unions and valves seem to be much cheaper than the 1.5". Any advice is appreciated! Trying to get this plumbing thing figured out

 

[reefstarter]

As long as your return pump outlet GPH does not exceed the flow rate of the reduced size plumbing you should be fine . But A few questions . What size tank is it ? with 3 outlets I assume you aregoing to be using a bean animal drain ? Yes? And 3 . why would you buy an overflow that has 3 1.5 inch drains ?

 

[reefercorey]

Yes, bean animal drain and 3 drains because well thats what you need for a bean animal drain lol

 

[reefercorey]

Oops and its a 50 gallon

 

[cilyjr]

You can reduce it. In fact themail original bran animal uses 1.5 in the box then 1 inch at the bulkhead. I see no problem doing it just after the bulkhead(which would be your case) my bean animal is 1 inch the whole run and it handles well over 1400gph with no issues.

Your planning on running 3 drains to the sump correct? Meaning your not gonna tie 2 draines into 1 of the sump bulkheads? That would be a no no

 

[this is me]

I just plumbed a bean animal overflow for the first time using 1.5" pipes. I don't see any issue with reducing the individual drain to 1". And the fact is, you will never run your drain at 2000GPH unless you have a 20,000+ gallons tank. A 2-3x turnover rate is more than enough and your skimmer need some contact time in order to skim well.
1" pipe is more than enough to accommodate the turnover rate on your 50gallons.

 

[reefercorey]

You can reduce it. In fact themail original bran animal uses 1.5 in the box then 1 inch at the bulkhead. I see no problem doing it just after the bulkhead(which would be your case) my bean animal is 1 inch the whole run and it handles well over 1400gph with no issues.

Your planning on running 3 drains to the sump correct? Meaning your not gonna tie 2 draines into 1 of the sump bulkheads? That would be a no no

Yes, 3 drains going to the sump. 2 will go into the bulkheads built into the sump and one i will have the emergy running into the refugium or skimmer section but definitely not tying them together.

 

[reefercorey]

I just plumbed a bean animal overflow for the first time using 1.5" pipes. I don't see any issue with reducing the individual drain to 1". And the fact is, you will never run your drain at 2000GPH unless you have a 20,000+ gallons tank. A 2-3x turnover rate is more than enough and your skimmer need some contact time in order to skim well.
1" pipe is more than enough to accommodate the turnover rate on your 50gallons.

Thanks! Glad this should work

 

[cilyjr]

A 2-3x turnover rate is more than enough and your skimmer need some contact time in order to skim well.

I don't necessarily agree with the lower flow requirement idea for a skimmer to work properly.

Reaction time is controlled by the gph of the provided pump. The only way it might would be an in line skimmer that was fed directly from a single drain.

There is merit to slower flow for a refugium but unless you have a fuge that is close to or larger than the display I would suggest the macro is not providing much in the way of filtration.

 

[cilyjr]

I use a bean animal drain system to move a lot of water (around 2000 gph) so I can run a manifold for all of my equipment , frag tank, and obviously return for display.

I'd also like to state that my skimmer is a recirculating skimmer that is in fact fed directly off the drain but that pipe is split and valves are on both openings so I can control how much water enters the skimmer chamber.

 

[reefercorey]

My skimmer isnt fed by anything. Just the water entering the sump. Its a vertex omega 130... or that what i have waiting for me when i set up this system at least

 

[cilyjr]

Well it's fed by the pump that comes with it. Which is fine. That's how most skimmers work.