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Sump Plumbing Diagrams: Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced! Inspiration to help you build the perfect sump system!

Hi there, I recently converted the ATO in my redsea reefer 525xl to a refugium. Chaeto is on the way so it's an empty water box at the moment. I see three problems with return on the refugium at the moment, That it will probably get clogged easily. It's noisy as h*** in an otherwise silent...

Anyone using 1.5 inch drain lines on Herbie type drain systems ???

Anyone know the size of the tubing for the Kamoer X4 Wifi Dosing Pump.... The tubing that runs into your tank/containers..... No luck at my Lowes/ Petsmart. Tried airline tubing but its too big. thanks in advance! Amazon product preferred !!

I just picked up a BRS 5stage 75GPD+ with their awesome door buster sale price! So now I'm trying to figure out what extra bits I'll need for install. Im going to pick up a drinking water faucet to replace the soap dispenser we have in the sink. I'd like to split the line before the DI resin and...

So I'm in the stage of plumbing my 180 RR tank. On my current 93 cube I have the standard bulkhead attached to a pvc adapter for a barbed connection. I found online, bulkheads that are barbed on the bottom. Is this basically the same thing, does it put more pressure on the actual bulkhead, or is...

Alright so I need everyones' opinion here. I have a 120 gallon tank. I believe it is an Aqueon. It has two overflow boxes with the undersized holes drilled for 1 inch ABS bulkheads ;Rage. Currently I am running a single durso in each overflow box. I am building a new sump and when I install...

Hey everyone. I hate my first reef2reef post has to be asking for help because of a stupid mistake I made but such is life. Tonight I was cleaning my bio-pellet Reactor and over tightened the union nut causing it to partially split. I did a quick check and it will not hold water reliably. I...

I have been running a 120 gallon reef-ready reef tank for the past 6 years. For all of this time I have been running with the drain kit that can be bought in addition to the tank. I have switched up the plumbing underneath the tank multiple times but it has always been one durso in each...

I am thinking about getting the Vectra S1 and I'm sure its big enough but I was wondering if it would be good for a 55 gallon and running two media reactors one for carbon and one for a chaeto reactor( on a manifold)

I have a synergy reef overflow ..... I plan on adding a remote fuge, more like 10 gallon cheato reactor.....my?????? what drain line should I tee off to run off into the fuge ???? my thoughts were the secondary ....but I planned on using a gate valve to control the flow... I started thinking is...

We're about to start plumbing the sump to the tank. Build thread here. The tank is a peninsula with dual synergy reef 16" overflows. To keep things neat, I wanted to terminate the return on the same end as the overflow. Is that a problem? Will the overflows just suck in everything coming out...

I recently set up a new 83 gallons tank. The overflow is making a lot of noise from the air hole on top and splashing water sound in the sump. I think this overflow is call Herbie. I use a sicce 3.0 as a return pump and the only way I was able to somewhere reduce the noise was to slow the...

Ever since I first started with my biocube 29 I have loves the idea of a cube tank. I love the depth that I can play with for the aquascape. I've never been a fan of the "rubble wall at the back" scape most standard tanks have so I knew I would need a cube. I looked for a long time and a 60g...

I am in the middle of figuring out plumbing returns and over flows and I can't figure out how to set up my returns for a sleek look. I'm building a custom 450 gal. I am running a hammerhead/ barracuda reeflo from my basement. I know the outlet is inch and a half. I was debating on using loc line...

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

I JUST ORDERED the BR70 MODEL FOR MY Bio Pellet reactor and I am going to hard plumb it instead of using the tubing and the barbs! I would like to get some ideas on how some others have plumbed their reactors. Did you use a Ball valve or a Gate valve to control the flow? On the pump, I am going...

Hello, I'm about to order my plumbing for a ghost overflow. While I have a general idea of the pieces I will need, I was hoping someone may have a list of parts they used. Otherwise I just know I will miss a few pieces or have to send a few items back. I'm particularly interested in in the...

Hello All! First post here, but have been reading for a while. I'm struggling with the beananimal overflow plumbing. I had a spare 30gal and 10 gal tank in the basement and decided I wanted to set up a quarantine tank and practice (read:learn about) the beananimal system and fluid dynamics as I...

I bought a used RS-170 Reefer, and everything has been working great except for this micro bubbling problem I've been having. I recently replaced the return pump from a Sicce to an M1-Vectra. However the problem was occurring prior to the pump replacment. Things I've done to troublesoot...

Hey everyone, thanks for looking at the thread and giving what advise you can. SO, I am building my first tank which will be a 180 gallon reef ready tank with a Trigger 39 underneath it. I am at the point of plumbing the tank and I've been seeing differing opinions on one piece of plumbing I am...

hello all I need some help with my return plumbing. I'm setting up a sca 50 with shadow overflow. It will be a herbie style overflow with a 1/2" pre drilled return line next to it. Below are pic of the bulk head I just got from BRS. I'm not sure how or what I would use to plumb this to my return...

Just need to ask... Do you ever order, or pickup way more plumbing parts because you're just not sure? I seem to have amassed quit a collection myself.

I've searched and cannot seem to find an answer so I figured I'd just ask. What is the recommend wait time to put glued/cemented PVC into a system? I know with household plumbing you can put water back on it almost as quickly as the cement holds but you can smell the cement odor in the water...