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Installing a 120g with 3 1” bulkheads on the bottom of the tank(center interior overflow).
Don’t want to drill thru hardwood floors. Am going to run flex PVC throught the back of the stand, through wall, down the cavity, back through the floor joist into the basement. (~15’ run to sump from there. Will likely transition to hard pvc once in basement)
Herbie style, plan on gate valve on main drain near the sump in basement and a ball valve for easy shut-off. Ball valve near return pump discharge in basement.
- what valves are recommend under the stand, if any, on either the return/drain/emergency?
-should I just use unions from the bulkhead to flex pvc?
-if i’m using flex pvc going from vertical to 90 degrees horizontal in the wall, do I need any support to reduce the strain on the bulkhead? (I have 8” cutout at the top of stand in the back to make the bend, or can install hard pvc bends and then add the flex pvc to reduce pressure, or drill more access points into the stand farther below.
The attached photo is the top and rear of the stand.
Thanks for any advice.
Don’t want to drill thru hardwood floors. Am going to run flex PVC throught the back of the stand, through wall, down the cavity, back through the floor joist into the basement. (~15’ run to sump from there. Will likely transition to hard pvc once in basement)
Herbie style, plan on gate valve on main drain near the sump in basement and a ball valve for easy shut-off. Ball valve near return pump discharge in basement.
- what valves are recommend under the stand, if any, on either the return/drain/emergency?
-should I just use unions from the bulkhead to flex pvc?
-if i’m using flex pvc going from vertical to 90 degrees horizontal in the wall, do I need any support to reduce the strain on the bulkhead? (I have 8” cutout at the top of stand in the back to make the bend, or can install hard pvc bends and then add the flex pvc to reduce pressure, or drill more access points into the stand farther below.
The attached photo is the top and rear of the stand.
Thanks for any advice.