plumbing

There's two valves I'd like to plumb horizontally. Can I achieve full syphon with a gate valve on a Herbie main drain, if the gate valve is plumbed horizontally? Will a Y-style check valve (pictured) still work properly, if plumbed horizontally? I believe this is also called a Wye Check Valve...

I’m curious to know peoples thoughts and suggestion on whether or not to use rigid PVC or reinforced vinyl tubing for overflow and returned plumbing.

I've decided to add a smaller nano tank about 25G to the sump of my 90G. I'd like both tanks to be filtered by the same filter roller - hopefully a single one. Can I use a tee fitting to plumb the main herbie drains from both tanks into the same filter roller (Clarisea)? Or is it gonna make my...

Hello, I recently got a deal on a aquatlantis aquaview 130. This is going to be an upgrade from my 72 gallon bowlfront in my basement, it’s going into the living room so it needs to be silent. Here are some of my concerns with the tank: The return pump plumbing looks to be 1/4 inch, kinda...

I see that it’s common to use ABS bulkheads for the overflow of an aquarium. What do people use to connect PVC pipe to an ABS bulkhead? I’ve got a new 120 gallon acrylic aquarium with an internal overflow with holes in the bottom for overflow and return plumbing. It came with what I believe are...

First, I apologize for typing this on the go as @revtree hasn’t released the R2R app. Please excuse brevity and typos! I am being restricted by connections and tubing diameter, resulting in only 350-370 GPH max with a Sicce 4.0 and 300-320 GPH with Sicce 3.0 from the sump using nothing but a...

I'm trying to figure out the best way to plumb my first sump. I'd like to split the return between my main 40g tank and a smaller macroalgae 20g tank and be able to control the amount of flow to the 20g. The 20g will overflow into the display. (It'll be on a higher stand beside the main tank...

Hi Y'all I need some advice on upgrading the red sea Reefer 350 Sump Valved Down Pipe. The stock pipe is 32mm - metric size. I jumped ahead of myself & ended up buying 1 1/4 inch pipe, Spears Gate Valve & Cepex Ball Valve. I need to connect this 32mm pipe to my upgraded stuff. But I can only...

Hi All, New to saltwater but have several fresh tanks at the moment. I have a 250 Litre tank and will run this with a sump (socks, pro skimmer, media, return (size TBC)) and have a question regarding whether to have OR not have an overflow box. The tank would need to be drilled either way, and...

Just bought home a RedSea reefer 250 g2 and am in the process of getting the plumbing put together now. We plan on installing both a reef mat and a skimmer on this system, and part of me thinks it would be easier to connect it all now in the very beginning before getting water in the system...

Hi All. I’m in the process of moving my Red Sea 350 into my basement. This will allow me to setup a new Trigger CR44 sump in my workshop which is in the room behind the Display Tank wall. This mean I now have the pleasure of working out the plumbing that will hopefully be somewhat “future...

I think I may have devised a clever overflow solution for predrilled tanks. I’d like to know if other people believe it to be capable of working. I’ve been tossing around the idea of getting a larger tank. I’m new to the hobby, I’ve currently got a 20G nano, and I’m working with a fairly...

Hi Friends, plumbing my first tank and have a question. The overflow box drains have male threads to secure the drains into the box, so is best practice to use, for example, a female x slip union then the drain pipe (thus utilizing the threads that remain protruding after the nut) or simply...

I've recently replaced the plumbing on my 135gal. The drain is basically a straight shot on one side and about a 6ft stretch on the other. I want to upgrade the pump to get more flow through the filtration and more flow in the tank. I currently have a jebao 4000. Looking to install a dcq10000 of...

The tanks I’m looking at are as follows: Primary Display: 74 gallon Secondary Crab Display: 17.1 gallon Sump: Trigger Systems Platinum 20 cube If money were no object, it would appear the wise thing to do would be to have 4 return pumps, so that each display had its own discrete set of two...

I've gotten my tank drilled and overflow installed and I just finished up plumbing the overflow to the sump and I'm looking for some advice or comments on my plumbing (everything is dry fit and has not been glued yet) This is the side profile. Tape is there just to hold it in place. I've got a...

Hi all— Reasonably new to the hobby here, and basically no experience with plumbing. I’ve recently purchased a Marine DX 110 tank with the acrylic sump, and I am currently trying to work out how to plumb the sump. I’ve got a Sicce Syncra SDC 6.0 return pump, and I plan on using hard acrylic...

Hello and merry christmas! I wanted to share my project over the last few days. No one in my personal life cares about it so I was hoping I could show off my hardwork to some people that might appreciate it. Haha. About 6 years ago I decided to add a tank to an old exterior window before the...

I want to add a DI stage to my drinking water filter (below), but I'm not sure where in the plumbing to add the valves. Here is what I'm thinking to add: [valve + (tee + valve + DI) + valve] I was wondering if someone could advise where I might be able to add that? A, B? And I'm thinking I...

I'm in the process of planning and gathering all the supplies to redo the plumbing and replace the sump on my 135g. The tank has been running for 6 yrs mostly fowlr but currently with a few softies. I'm looking to expand on the corals when the work is completed. I was looking for advice or tips...

Hello, I just finished all the plumbing on my new 40 gal reef tank. I wanted to test and make sure there are no leaks and since I'm not ready because I'm still searching for rock, etc.. I wanted to run a test with just water from the hose and then drain it out when done testing. Once all my...

I am trying to properly plumb my Waterbox 180.5 to my Ecotech Vectra M2. I have been running the tank since June using the Vinyl tubing that comes with the Waterbox and connecting it to the barb kit sold by Ecotech. The problem with this setup is that the barb does not fit snuggly into the vinyl...

I have for intense purposes purchased equipment that will be used for the upgrade tank. I am starting with a 40b. The ext overflow box is rated at 2400gph, the return pump is the red dragon 3 mini rated at 1321. The pipe for the drain is 1" and the return is 3/4" . I also have unions, 90 degree...

Hello all, Which of the following two options do you think is best? 1) Horizontal drain plumbing (90º elbows) 2) Diagonal drain plumbing (45º elbows) Thank you!! Greetings!

Hi, I'm about to start on the plumbing layout for my 100ext. I'm using 2 sicce 3.5 and was hoping someone could show me pics of their plumbing job for 2 pumps please