plumbing design reef tank

With all the Red Sea failures, I’m gonna be honest. It has me nervous even though my current tank doesn’t show a single sign of seam failure. So now I’m tinkering with the design and layout for a 78x24x25-28 tank. Looking most likely at Glass Cages. But anyways, show me your sumps! Ideally with...

I'm looking to plumb a frag tank into my system. I currently have a 75 gallon display with a 40 gallon sump. The display is on the main level of the house and the sump in the basement. I plan to install the frag tank directly beside my sump, but about 16" higher. I have a bean animal overflow on...

Hi everyone, I’m currently attempting my first ever DIY plumbing job. I have a Waterbox Peninsula 4820 tank with a Trigger Systems Platinum 26 sump. I bought the tank used and it did not come with the stock plumbing, so here we are. I have everything dry-fitted, but I wanted to post here to...

Can anyone help , how would you plumb this if it were your tank ? The display is a 60 gallon Visio tank with a corner overflow box , it has a 1” drain hole and a 3/4” return … I know , I know .. it is better to have an emergency drain but I got a good deal on it so I’ll have to deal with it ...

Upgrading my parents from a Biocube 32 to a Larger set up. Gear: 75 gal aqueon Eshopps HOB overflow Orlushy DC return pump 2 - Sicce Xtreams 3500 No name 20-L sump baffle kit 2 Viperspectra's Friends in the collection: Skunk scrimp Yellow polyp Dragons Breath 2 clowns Sailfin tang(wish the...

Hi guys! I recently bought a new tank, now I’ve been working on plumbing it for a couple days and it’s almost done! Just came across some concerns I noticed my overflow box has water intels above and below (like the drawing I attached) so I’m concerned that my main water drain PVC will drain a...

Hi All, I’m setting up a IM 75EXT for mix reef use after 10 years out of the hobby. Thought I would start this thread to share the build and get advice/feedback as I go along. I spent some time modifying the the plumbing kit to (1) allow for offsetting the sump in the stand to make room for...

Hi, I’ve just bought my own display tank as I fancied doing my own setup, stand, sump and plumbing etc myself. Im stuck between which overflow to buy between the 2 types attached. The shorter box would be good because it takes less space, however it means the plumbing is at the back of the...

Hello everyone, I spent 3 days dry fitting PVC and frankly I have no idea what am doing. This is my first time plumbing a reef and at this point I need external help. I read most if not all posts here about plumbing just need a little guidance if I am on the right path here. I will post a ton...