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Well being busy in other matters but I had a few minutes here and there to work on the plumbing of the tanks. None of the connections are glued yet just in case. Here are a few pic from it. On the last pic one of the connections for water changes. I call it water changes made easy.:clap: Comments and ideas are welcome.

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Any valves to each tanks return to balance the return flow rate equally for the tanks on various levels and distances from the return source pressure...?
 
Looking pretty professional there shipmate. I will also be interested to see how you balance the upper & lower tanks to one sump. I was thinking if all the tanks were the same level all one would have to do is have them all hooked up in series with rear drilled holes and hoses then the filter intake and outflow placed at opposite ends of the run of tanks. No valves necessary and the water level would always be the same in all tanks due to hydraulic gravity with never a possibility of overflow due to valve failure.

This could be done with a canister as well and Im thinking about drilling my twin 80 tanks in the back each with two 3/4" makeshift PVC bulkhead fittings using standard hose washers for compression and two standard washing machine hoses between the tanks. Then hooking my FX5 so that one end outflows into one tank and the intake in the other tank at opposite far ends. Using two smaller holes & hoses instead of one larger 2" hose & hole between the tanks will be stronger for the glass, provide a backup, and make the tank reef ready for future sale. just a thought.
 
Well Gunner I will me putting some valves on the tanks to regulate the water flow going to the tanks and I will be adding a overflow pipe to carry excess water from the pump back to the drain pipe since the pump flow rate is 1340 gal per hour.
 
Cool! cant wait to see it. Your setup certainly is a good way to test bed a possible future fish room setup or fish store setup.

But I understand now your drains will never allow the water level to reach higher then the drill point so all you have to do is manage flow under pressure to each tank via independent valves. And since your flow lines are outside the tanks there is no need for a check valve or possibility of a sump flood, simple, although you might have water lines.

For me with my ultra hard water, water lines are a big deal and actually permanently damage the glass view are if allowed to build.
 
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