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Oh, thanks for helping out you to. You might not know my plans – I’m moving to a 150 and setting up a basement sump room. I really have a clean slate and I’m trying to figure what will work best for me. Here is what I'm thinking would be fed out of my manifold: - My current 55g which will...

This thread is old but I know people still come to it. In most similar basement setups I find, folks use a single bulkheaded feed to the main pump. In John’s case the dual 2 inch pvc lines are merged to a single 2 inch well before the pump and care is even taken to balance the friction. Does...

I am not going to wall in the sump and I have septic so I can't drain that way. I do have well pitched pvc that I have been draining to. I am going to tightly cover sump components and have the air flow to and from the skimmer come from outside. I have a waste container on my skimmer that...

The uphill side of my house has no gutter and no overhang. It is just a sheer face. I have a pressure relief system at the footing where the cinder blocks drain into drainage tile and two sumps pump the water away. After heavy rains, things dry up pretty quickly but the water table is not...

Hey John, Add one more to the number of people you've helped with this thread. I come back to it often for reference. Thanks for all the great info! Finally I'm moving into the basement also. Rich Flanders

Hi you guys. Thanks for the great replies; I’ve been busy talking to my aquarium builder! I’ve been thinking about this a lot and here is what I’m currently planning for in my initial set up… I am going to make use of a nearby window plumbing three lines for the following: 1 water disposal...

I am starting to plan my upgrade to a 150g display with basement sump. I’m posting here because many of you have setups like this and are familiar with our weather conditions. (I live in Mount Olive) There are so many threads about setting up in the basement I find takeaways in almost each...