Pic of my squirt plumbing...advice needed

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Here are a few pictures of my squirt plumbing. What do you think? Does the loc-line come down too far? Will is be aesthetically distracting?

Give me some feedback.

 

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The Tank:

 

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Don't mind me in the pictures.

 

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A better idea.

 

[ScottM]

that loc line would drive me crazy, not to mention the back siphon.

Nice overflow

 

[skatezen]

No back siphon in a CL. Still better than a huge a$$ powerhead or any powerhead for that matter. Yeah I dig the overflow.

 

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I can raise the whole thing up 4 inches which would put the loc-line at about water surface level. I just need to find a way to brace the pipes.

 

[dedfish]

I like the snowman!

Take off 4 links in the front and twist the 90? elbows in the front inward 45? pointing diagonally down into the tank.

 

[NateHanson]

Yeah, don't worry about hoisting the whole rig up 4 inches, just take out a few links of locline in the front. I'd prefer to keep the front nozzles a couple inches higher and angled slightly down. Then have the back nozzles lower behind the rockwork. What sequence will the Squirt squirt? What pump are you using?

 

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Good call Jason.

 

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Viewing from the front: Back Right, Front Right, Front Left, Back Left: Repeat.

Velocity T4, however I'm considering something else due to a recent catastrophe we won't discuss.

 

[clamm]

t4's are good pumps, like anything you have to maintain them.

 

[Piscevore]

No kidding, eh? Stupid t4....

 

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Completely plumbed. Water testing as I type.

 

[nunofs]

Looking good! Just make sure you leave enough space between the wall and the tank to make removing and reinstalling the pump as easy as possible... I have a similar setup, with a T4 pump on the floor behind the tank, and after I had to remove the pump last month to remove the calcium buildup, I wish I had left a few more inches of clearance behind the tank...

Nuno

 

[JohnK]

Looks nice. Where did you get the black pipe?

 

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I have the tank 9 inches off the wall. The squirt is working like a charm. No leaks yet. The black PVC is from www.Savko.com.

 

[dedfish]

Let's see a front pic and a pic of the sump.

My motives for requesting sump pictures have absolutely nothing to do with the fact that I am trying to plan mine....well maybe they do.

 

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Jason, Full tank shoot is coming, as you may or may not be able to tell I need to clean the room the tank is in, otherwise I'm only going to get about 2 feet from the tank. I also need to add 2 baffles to my sump. Im having some flow issues in it.

 

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I feel like the flow is less than optimal. I feel like I am getting more flow out of my mag 7 return than my squirt plumbing on a T4. Any ideas? Would help?these