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My plan is to place a 50 gallon sump in the basement, directly below the tank. If I were to combine the two 1″ drains into one 2″ pipe, will my drains slow down?

April 26, 2017basement directly gallon Plan sump tank

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My plan is to place a 50 gallon sump in the basement, directly below the tank. If I were to combine the two 1″ drains into one 2″ pipe, will my drains slow down?

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I’m thinking it would be easier to send one pipe through the floor than two. The sump will be a simple design and house a skimmer (not selected yet) followed in line by a refugium. The return pump will be an IWAKI MD70RLT which should be able to handle return flow approaching 1400 GPH at the required head.

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I’m thinking it would be easier to send one pipe through the floor than two. The sump will be a simple design and house a skimmer (not selected yet) followed in line by a refugium. The return pump will be an IWAKI MD70RLT which should be able to handle return flow approaching 1400 GPH at the required head.