Plumbing drain line

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mr_alberta

It's handy to have if you ever want to swap sumps and not have to drain your overflow.

I'm assuming everyone is using a durso type stand pipe, in which case you don't need to drain anything. You turn the power off, switch pumps and turn it back on.

[digital-audiophile]

I do have the durso in the new tank I am plumbing in Thanks for the advice, I think I will skip the valve on the drain then, saves me $30.

Like everything in this hobby you learn from experience and I did learn that I wasted money when plumbing my display tank

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by digital-audiophile

Like everything in this hobby you learn from experience

Ya, I have boxes of experience in my garage!!

[Chin_Lee]

if you use a gate valve, you can make your overflow completely silent via the Herbie method. do a search of it, its dead quiet

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Chin_Lee

if you use a gate valve, you can make your overflow completely silent via the Herbie method. do a search of it, its dead quiet

Ok, if we're doing a 16' drain, maybe a valve is good

[digital-audiophile]

The frag tank and sump is in my fish room (well furnace room but fish room sounds better) So noise is not too much of a concern