Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[Katrina71]

I would have picked violet.

 

[Katrina71]

Feeling overwhelmed and confused.

 

[Fin]

Remember this??? Ha ha.

No fair using my own words. LOL!

 

[Fin]

Ok. He just said red, black, and grey is ok with him. He really wanted blue. Y'all know waaaay more than me here. I've only used standard white PVC.

Why did he rule out blue if he wants it? :)

 

[Fin]

I like the blue and white...

 

[najer]

Feeling overwhelmed and confused.

There are enough eyes on this for you to not panic, I know how to do it but don't know some of the fittings you use over there.

 

[Katrina71]

Why did he rule out blue if he wants it? :)

I didn't think you could get everything. I'm so clueless.

 

[Fin]

I didn't think you could get everything. I'm so clueless.

You can get blue pipe and fittings, but you won't find blue valves and unions. You won't find that in any colors except white and gray, I believe.

 

[Katrina71]

I need an education. I know 1 thing. We need an easy way to shut off water from the DT, and water from the sump.

 

[Fin]

I need an education. I know 1 thing. We need an easy way to shut off water from the DT, and water from the sump.

Ball valves. You want quick on and off for water shut off, so gate valves aren't the best for this.

 

[Fin]

Better yet - True Union Ball Valves, so you can shut the water off and remove a section of pipe, like between the sump and tank, so you can remove the sump for maintenance if you want or need to.

 

[Katrina71]

Obviously, we want it to be beautiful. This is a dream tank. I can't imagine the plumbing not being as pretty as the rest.

 

[Fin]

It will be awesome. Don’t fret too much over it. We will help you. Piece of cake!

 

[LadyMac]

Ok, here ya go... she ate 3-4 pieces that size. Yes those are bigger than her head. Yes she eats like that every night. Downed almost a whole cube of mysis last night.

Her little glowy mouf

 

[Why-Me]

Ok, grey and red it is. Now the confusing complicated part begins. Threaded, slip, yada yada. I need help! I'm clueless in this department. The only thing that I'm sure of is SPEARS.

SlipxSlip glue everything together and use a bunch of unions for disassembly for cleaning/clogs/emergency

 

[Why-Me]

Grey gate valves. HD or Lowe's have those? I'd prefer grey handles too. I guess if they matched, we could be ok with another color.

You don't have to buy from BRS but this is what you want...Spears gate valve
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/spears-gate-valve-slip-x-slip-1-46dfb1fd21d4e16401260f54d2b6a88a.html

 

[Why-Me]

@Katrina71
Personally I'm running one of these True Union Check Valves on both tanks, right after the return pump.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/spears-true-union-check-valve.html

 

[Katrina71]

@Katrina71
Personally I'm running one of these True Union Check Valves on both tanks, right after the return pump.
https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/spears-true-union-check-valve.html

I was planning that.

 

[Katrina71]

Why doesn't plumbing just come in a box with instructions like Legos? Somebody needs to do that.

 

[Katrina71]

Clear primer and clear PVC glue? I don't want purple bleed.