plumbing

Hello, I’m currently working on my plumbing for my sump. I’ve finished the drain line but I ran into a problem when doing my return line. The Jebao return pump I bought can only take in 1 inch of soft tubing. I’ve heard that soft tubing is better on the return pump anyway so how can I connect...

New never used Modular Marine 1800 gph LOW PROFILE Overflow Box External box is 9" tall, no drain holes drilled in the bottom of the box yet for bulkheads so you can use whatever size/drain setup you want with this one. $120 shipped SOLD

I'm actually pretty annoyed with Sicce's unusual threading size on their pump. My current return line is plumbed for 1 1/4" to get maximum flow out of my waterbox 150.4 setup. It seems the Sicce 7 SDC pump has a thread around it sized for 1 3/8" which is unusual and quite questionable (why ‽)...

I am setting up a new Nuvo 10 frag tank and will be installing the coralife mini UV just wondering what option you guys think is best there are a few that spring to mind 1) plumb into return pump in between pump outlet and return nozzle 2) run a dedicated pump in a line and mount the UV...

I’m looking to build a real nicely plumbed 40 gallon breeder into a 20 gallon sump , something to really impress people with when they take a look at my filtration I’m not worried about a budget or time , I find that a 40 gallon breeder is the perfect size reef tank for me … plz show your...

Hey team, New here, and after years of dancing around it, I taking the plunge into the saltwater/reef game. I’ve kept and bred freshwater for years, including wild discus and other delicate species. As far as the tank, leaning towards a Red Sea reefer or something similarly equipped with...

Wondering if anyone can help me or give me some pointers with my Reef Octopus BR 110 biopellet reactor. I currently have a 300 gallon set up with a Vectra L2 (3100 gph) for my return with a manifold system. I currently only have a UV sterilizer attached to my manifold and was trying to add the...

Unfortunately, I hired a "professional" to plumb my 300 gallon tank (they did an absolute terrible job). I mostly didn't have the time to do it myself due to some other focus areas, but here I find myself correcting things. One result of what they did, there's a leak to a short cut of pipe...

New in box Georg Fischer 1" Wye Check Valve $50 shipped

I'm starting to plan to build my next tank... Given the following: A) COR 20 with it's .75" output, with its output upsized using the included 1.25" Union B) a UV that has 2" inputs and outputs C) 1" Neptune flow meters D) a tank that has 25mm return lines (20mm ID) My plan is to run 1.25"...

Any recommendations on GPH for a closed loop system? It has one 1.5" drain and four 1.5" return lines on the back wall of the tank. The display volume is 300 gallons. It has a sump with two overflows and four 1" return lines. Approximate head height is about 4.5 feet. I have the...

Hi guys! A few days ago I bought a new tank, so I've been working on plumbing it for the past few days the emergency PVC pipe is leaking and I just can't find a way to fix it, it is leaking from the top of it where it connects to the overflow box, I already added Teflon tape, and the leak...

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 guys! In the past few days, I've been working on plumbing a new reef tank I bought, I chose the Herbie overflow method, so I placed my main drain pipe about 5 inches below the emergency one, so the problem is that my new tank comes with an internal overflow box that has water lintels above...

What is everyone’s thoughts on leaving the full syphon drain wide open vs using a “upside down u”? The way my overflow box is would call for 2 different plumbing techniques due to the size of the 1 1/2in pvc for the drains. I’ve only used the “u’s” in the past but have read some leave it wide...

I have never plumbed a closed loop system before. Recently purchased a 300 gallon aquarium with 1.5" bulkheads on the returns. Having a difficult time deciding what the best way to connect the 3/4" loc-line. Any links, tips, info you can share? I haven't purchased and loc-line or adapters just...

Hello everyone so I am soon going to purchase an RODI system for underneath my bathroom sink and before I get it I want to know where I should drill the hole for the drain line on the filter. I know putting it straight into the sink is an option but I’d rather have it look tidier. Some people...

I've been wanting to set up auto water changes for a while now, but before I buy the X2SR I can't figure out how I'm going to set it up. If worst comes to worst I'll just make it drain and fill simultaniously. I would preferably take the most efficient option and drain directly from the sump...

Started a rebuild of an 2005 Oceanic 150 ga tank. I thought I had a plan until i continued thinking and reading to much about plumbing. The tank comes with two overflows build in ( 2 holes drilled on bottom of each) . looks like from the old plumbing parts that it used to be plumbed with 1...

Hi all. Looking to buy a frag tank. A lot of corals in my tank are starting to get big and need to frag them soon. Hoping to not break the bank with this. Located in northern, central mass and willing to travel within reason. Let me know. Thank you. Dan

Setting up a small flat next to my display to house my frags. The tank has an overflow. Is it necessary to include a durso style overflow drain? Or since there is no risk of the tank draining to the bulkhead level is anything needed at the bulkhead? Pictures included.

I’m brand new to plumbing so I might not even have the right verbiage here so forgive me. Im trying to plumb in a UV sterilizer to my system. I have 1 inch soft plumbing coming from my return pump. Do they make a T splitter that is barbed and then the T can be set up with a split union...

I have a new Waterbox infinia 125. I’m having a hard time with plumbing it to the Vectra m2.. From my research it looks like the Waterbox has used a metric hose? And I need to convert it to standard to fit? A little over my head, I bought the plumbing and went with this setup because I thought...

As pictured WYSIWYG Lots of parts, many bulkheads, three 1.5" clear swing check valves, pvc fittings, black and grey, screens, most 1.5" slip fittings, plus much more!

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...