Reeferntraining,
I appreciate your comments! i am going to set up the bean in the Eshopps Eclipse L. It has three 1" drain bulkheads. After talking to Brian, I plan to use an empty bulkhead for the full siphon with a gate valve. the second 1" will have an open standpipe, with the third a dry emergency drain with the provided red 1" pipe. i think, based on the head/flow chart from Hydor the max return through the 1 1/4 return pipe at 10' (9 feet vertical with one 90 deg. Elbow) will be 600 gph. i am going to put a tee in the return by the sump for reactors.
Personally i felt claustrophobic about having the sump inside the stand.This convinced me to put the sump into the basement.
one issue i need to deal with is the outflow into the tank. it is below the projected water level. it could drain 2 inches down to the sump if i leave the bulkhead open. that is 7.3 gallons. that much will back flow into the refugium and skimmer sections. not optimal but acceptable for emergencies. i think i will explore some sort of flattened fitting to raise the outflow to one inch from the surface. I painted the back of the tank today with masking of the bulkhead areas.
i have been shopping at Gerber's, Marine Depot, Aquarium Specialty, Lowe's, and Home Depot. i am moving forward.
stay tuned.
Dave