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Originally Posted by jacksonpt
Yep - you can certainly do/use what you have.
IMO - drill the holes at the same height. The line with the strainer guard on it, rotate so it bends down into the tank (the hole will be higher, remember). Put a gate valve on that drain line, and adjust it to run at full siphon handling 99.9% of your flow. The other hole/line, leave basically as you have it pictured (though a strainer/guard is probably a good idea). This will be your trickle/emergency line.
The end result will still be a herbie system, which is pretty tried and true.
The only issue with this will be that when your return pump is off, your tank will drain down to the strainer guard as the siphon will continue to run until it can't pull any more water. This is one of the pros of overflow boxes.
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So flipping the strainer upside down will still allow it to drain? Will the water flow up through the 90 via a siphon action?
I plan on screening the emergency OF as well, I just didnt bother putting it in the picture.
If I raise the strainer higher the siphon wont be as big an issue. My rememdy for a possible pump failure is the fact my 29 is going to be my sump. I will have more than enough room in there for the extra water to drain out without over flowing the sump (in theory).
I could flip the strainer upside down then move it up almost side by side with the emergency drain. Would that work as well being that the upside down 90 would drain first?
Thanks for the assistance.