Noob chronicals - plumbing questions

[eli@fijireefrock.com]

your main drain witch is the shorter one way below water level in your overflow box have it to go into your sock area make sure the valve goes to this pipe and easily accessible to adjust the water level in the overflow box.the second drain pipe have it cut to just over you water level in your overflow box after setting the level you are happy with as this is your emergency drain to anywhere in your sump.

Best to measure your water level by shutting all electricity off and check where the water level sits in your sump mark it on the glass and never over fill your system with RO or water changes.
I have seen people making a hole from the top section of their sump that runs directly into the floor drain as an emergency.

Make sure the glass you want to drill into is fine.As the tank looks a little old or maybe just dirty
Is you are building a canopy then I wouldn't drill the glass as the canopy will hide the pipes.

[WarDog]

Also, don't cut into your kitchen drain unless you know exactly what you are doing. If you do make sure you include a P trap so sewer gasses can't travel back up to your tank!

[SaltyDog143]

I'm not real sure about taking the whole drain lines and bulkheads in the overflow apart and redoing them, they are siliconed and glued, I think the risk of breaking something are pretty high, I will look it over closer and consider this. But if I do this then what? replace all with 1.5" lines? is the reason you say this just to save some money on the gate valve? If so I would sooner spend the few bucks and not risk the extra damage. I do appreciate the opinion and advice.

As for the glass being dirty, yes I took that picture before we started cleaning the tank, its much cleaner now. The return lines still have a bunch of gunk on them but I was told I am wasting my time getting all that stuff off because it will all come off when I cycle the tank.

I have started reading up on the herbie and have to say I really like that idea, just wasn't sure what to do with the other drain, I guess I will just put it into the other sock slot.

At this point I have no intentions of putting a conopy on the tank, later on during the winter or spring I will build a wood surround for the sump, but will see what I think about a canopy later.

I am a carpenter by trade, I have worked with many plumbers and have fixed lots of things around the house like sinks, drains, toilets, taps, etc I do know the basics of plumbing, but have no idea how to design the plumbing for a tank which is why all the questions, I am confident that once I get an idea what needs to be done that I can do it.

As for the drain in the kitchen, I brought this up because I have the option and have no idea how to take advantage of it, was hopeing that one of the wise folks here would have a good idea to use this as an emergency backup to help prevent a flood.

Thanks again
Randy

[reefwars]

Drains don't go into the sock your main goes into the chamber just before the socks and flows over that baffle into the socks. This is so you can remove your socks without drains in the way. Your main gets submerged in that chamber till about 1" from the bottom

Your emergency can go anywhere , preferably just above the water somewhere


That sump looks familiar