plumbing question

[xlayedoutx]

So yeah I'm not very smart when it comes to the plumbing of a system. This is my first ever tank I'm setting up.

Anyways the drain line is pretty simple just a hose from the outlet to the inlet in the sump model 3. Its the return thats bugging me. My LFS told me to run both a UV Sterilizer and ionizer (ECO Aqualizer 75). Now the main return pump is a rio 2500 and before you start bashing it, it was my choice so I'll see how it goes. Anyways at 5 feet of head I should have plenty of flow going back into the tank but I was told to run the UV off of a sepreate pump.

The way I have this visioned is a hose coming off the return pump going into the Aqualizer and up towards the return tube and a hose coming of the UV pump going into the UV and up towards the return tube. Now do I connect these two lines with a tee and then go into the return tube? If I do that am I going to lose alot of flow? By the way the pump i'm useing for the UV is a maxi-jet 400. Does anybody maybe have this drawn out or a picture of theirs so I can see what this looks like? Thanks in advance.

 

[bkv1997]

Think you are trying to make this way to complicated, but then again we all do at times.

The RIO 2500 isn't a horrible pump, just don't unplug it... They are sometimes hard to get started again. Ok now to answer your question.

From the 2500 run a hose to the in on the ionizer.
From the out on the ionizer run a hose to the return on the tank.

From the maxijet 400 run a hose to the UV inlet.
From the UV outlet run a hose back to the same compartment of the sump as the tank drain line.

Trying to T two pumps of different strengths wont give you the outcome you are looking for and in a worse case scenario the 2500 would push water backwards through your uvsterilizer... Hope that makes sense to you.

Anyways good luck and let me know if I can help.
Brandon