Diefs 120 Peninsula

[ReefGrammie]

Well learned an expensive lesson, the smaller Sicce Synca pump that come with only the barbed fitting with o-ring cannot be used with NPT fittings. I put some pipe dope on the fitting and screwed them in and the next day its almost like the dope broke down the plastic and the threads where getting eaten up. $170 paper weight

That's awful! I just went round and round with the plumbing on a Sicce to replace the return pump in my 90. After Lowe's, and Home Depot, and several calls with BRS (along with them sending me a few barbs), it was discovered that the barb Sicce says is 1" is really more like 3/4". I finally gave up and returned it.

 

[DiefsReef]

That's awful! I just went round and round with the plumbing on a Sicce to replace the return pump in my 90. After Lowe's, and Home Depot, and several calls with BRS (along with them sending me a few barbs), it was discovered that the barb Sicce says is 1" is really more like 3/4". I finally gave up and returned it.

I ended up with the Syncra ADV 9.0 on the RO side of the mixing station and it is working good so far. I still need to plumb overhead to the sumps but think the volume will be fine. Since the Syncra ADV was what I had planned on for my ReaSea 170, I bought a Syncra SDC 9.0 to replace it. Plumbing up the ADV was a breeze as it has the fittings to go to 1 in npt or slip pvc.

 

[ReefGrammie]

I ended up with the Syncra ADV 9.0 on the RO side of the mixing station and it is working good so far. I still need to plumb overhead to the sumps but think the volume will be fine. Since the Syncra ADV was what I had planned on for my ReaSea 170, I bought a Syncra SDC 9.0 to replace it. Plumbing up the ADV was a breeze as it has the fittings to go to 1 in npt or slip pvc.

I think I would have been fine the Syncra 6.0 if I used PVC. I'm just trying to avoid that because everything is set up perfectly to use 1 inch ID Vinyl tubing, which I've used with my current pump for the last 7 years. I've been gradually replacing my equipment because I felt I was on borrowed time, especially with the heater and return pump. My pump is in the middle chamber of a custom sump and I can attach to a 1" barb fitting just running the tubing at a slight diagonal up. If I used PVC, I'd have to have at least one elbow, which I'm trying to avoid. I was hopeful that the slip barb would work, but the base was too narrow. Ugh. I never dreamed it would be so difficult!

 

[DiefsReef]

Trimmed out and painted the tops of the benches and finished sealing the sump for the RedSea 170
(Sump is a 40 Breeder with a Triton refug baffle kit)

 

[fishguy242]

ANNNND...i am caught up,excellent work.!!! your stuck with me now
VERY NICE..!!!

 

[DiefsReef]

ANNNND...i am caught up,excellent work.!!! your stuck with me now
VERY NICE..!!!

Awesome, Glad to have you! Guess I cant spam you thread anymore with questions

 

[DiefsReef]

Hi, nice peninsula you got there! Very nice job on the stands too! Just wanted to mention there is a gray cap inside the outlet of that pan world pump that has to be removed before you use it. I thought mine was broken but it turns out that little cap doesn’t let water flow through it

@TriggerFinger I was running through my build posts and saw this again. So funny, when I setup my mixing station a few weeks ago I had a leak at the pump that I fought for 3 days. In the end, I had to re-do that union and i put that plug back in. After I got it all hooked back up I ran it and was stumped at why I couldn't move water now!! I haD put the new union on over that plug and forgot to pull it when it was all glued up. Took me a min to figure it out. Sometimes I just have to laugh at myself!

 

[TriggerFinger]

Not sure what the purpose of those plugs is...other than freaking out the new owner by making us think our awesome pumps are broken!

 

[DiefsReef]

Not sure what the purpose of those plugs is...other than freaking out the new owner by making us think our awesome pumps are Actually I repurpased the plug to stuff in the end of my 1" hose I use to fill jugs and buckets. works great!

 

[DiefsReef]

How did i do that?? Looks like I added my txt to the end of your post

 

[fishguy242]

 

[TriggerFinger]

What do you mean @DiefsReef you used it to plug a bucket? Pic?
Edit: you said 1” hose. That makes much more sense ;Hilarious Never mind.Never mind

 

[DiefsReef]

What do you mean @DiefsReef you used it to plug a bucket? Pic?
Edit: you said 1” hose. That makes much more sense ;Hilarious Never mind.Never mind

@TriggerFinger Pics just for you

 

[DiefsReef]

I'm talking with my wife about needing a sink for all the testing and stuff and trying to figure out where to put one. she says "well you should have put the mixing station over here (point) and the sink would fit over here (point) just fine...

Now I have to figure out how to move 2 tanks full of water ;Blackeye

 

[count krunk]

What a journey so far. Once it comes together or will be nice

 

[TriggerFinger]

I'm talking with my wife about needing a sink for all the testing and stuff and trying to figure out where to put one. she says "well you should have put the mixing station over here (point) and the sink would fit over here (point) just fine...

Now I have to figure out how to move 2 tanks full of water ;Blackeye

Lucky you!!! I want a sink in my fish room sooo badly but a drain would be too much effort. Can you wait until one is empty, move the empty one, pump the full to the empty and then move the 2nd empty? Unless you have a pallet jack

 

[DiefsReef]

What a journey so far. Once it comes together or will be nice

Thank you!

 

[DiefsReef]

Lucky you!!! I want a sink in my fish room sooo badly but a drain would be too much effort. Can you wait until one is empty, move the empty one, pump the full to the empty and then move the 2nd empty? Unless you have a pallet jack

My wife has a pallet jack at her work and was thinking or stealing/borrowing that for a night

 

[TriggerFinger]

Your wife sounds like a cool lady

 

[fishguy242]

i like @TriggerFinger idea and the pallet jack;Happy