plumbing

So hey guys reefer here from PH, i would just like to ask for your help on what to do with my tank so this tank that I bought for 2nd hand has two sumps but the problem when it was all assembled the water in the other sump gets sucked into the other so basically its pulling all of the water out...

Hello y'all, I am Kitt, and new to the forum. Also rather new to salt tanks. I have been helping a friend with his tank, which has undergone some terrible transformations over the last year. It is basically dieing, and he is not physically able to continue maintaining it alone. Well, one of the...

I just got my 850 on the stand and in the house and need some ideas for plumbing the drains. My sump is outside the house in a fish room. Here are some photos. I need to figure the best way for all 3 of my 2 in drain lines to get outside and feed into my 3 reefmat 1200s. My sump is 120x26.5x24...

I have watched as many videos as possible and all the BRS videos. Nobody is specific enough in how to plumb a UV steralizer. I could not find detailed enough info anywhere I am using this in a Waterbox aquarium with a sump so the starting point is DC pump going into a single return line...

Pittsburgh PA area. You can haul or I potentially can within an hour drive for a little extra. Asking $2400 Currently online IM is selling their full setup for $3400 on sale. Selling due to lack of time and change of living space. I’ve also dove into the bourbon hobby. 100Gal 48x24x20...

Hello I’m looking for some knowledge on plumbing. The pump I’m using is a s2. Sump is a triton 26. Tank is innovative marine 25g ext. I had a custom stand made for the tank and im Currently plumbing it. Would the set up I have now work efficiently? The bulk head is 3/4 but my sump inlets are...

Selling a brand new in box y check valve that would not fit my plumbing. This is the best check valve that I’ve found to be the easiest to use and clean if there’s any obstructions. It is 1 inch in size. I bought this for $90++ in amazon, selling it for half the price with shipping included...

Hello!!! This is my first time plumbing an overflow/sump. It is a predrilled tank with 2 holes at the bottom of the overflow. I’m attempting to run it as safe as possible (preventing overflows), but there is no room to drill a 3rd hole. Previous owner ran the tank with one drain and one return...

Hello, I just finished plumbing my aquarium however, I didn’t do the best job with priming and glueing. Some primer and glue dripped down the pipe, my cuts weren’t square, and I’m not sure if my coating was good either. I know that square cuts aren’t too important but could the other errors...

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...