Originally Posted by
bronck83
I had a similar idea but then after talking to some people I was kinda driven away from that idea for 1 reason mainly. If for some reason the main drain that goes to the skimmer area gets clogged(fish/snail/etc) then all of your draining will be diverted to your fuge drain which is 'regulated'(ie a lot slower) and you run the risk of your return pump overflowing your display. It basically kind of defeats the purpose of having 2 drains, which is essentially to safeguard against a drain clog(which I hear is a high probability).
I could see the drain clogging between the bulkhead and the connecting pipe, but clogging after the tee in the final length of pipe into the skimmer area seems highly unlikely (not impossible, just highly unlikely). If it did clog in the initial vertical run, the secondary drain would compensate. However, if the final vertical length into my skimmer area plugs, it won't matter how the pipework is above it. The display will either overflow or the pumps will burn up.
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