diy plumbing

"If You Will Build It, They Will Come" Hello Everyone, My names Mike and I'm starting my offical first true tank. I tried before and without proper research and patience I failed, lol. Currently deployed and with access to time and you guys I have begun my build. Wont be home till October so...

I am almost done plumbing my Red Sea 170, and I built a manifold and most of the hard line for the return line. I am not sure if I should do the rest of it, to where it connects to the return pipe, with soft tubing or if I should do it all with hard pipes. Please let me know what you would do...

So I went to glue a corner piece to a straight piece of pvc, I made two marks because I needed it at a specific angle. I put on the primer pvc glue on the straight piece of pvc that goes inside the corner connection, and then I wiped it off because it removed my mark I made with sharpie, then I...

I am plumbing my tank with pipes and unions bought from bulk reef supply and when I put a union onto the pipe it looks like the pipe doesn’t push in all the way. There is some space on the inside, Is this normal? If I use a lot of force then maybe I can get it pushed farther in but my question...

working so easy!

Hello, I'm going to be taking a 40g and making it my main display tank effectively doubling the size of my current display tank. To save money and ensure quality I'm going to be building a custom stand, equipment box, PVC overflow/return, and turning my current 20g tall display into a custom...

Has anyone used Perma Loc fittings for flex tubing? Is it reef safe and is it reliable?