I am upgrading from a plug and play Red Sea Reefer to an Innovative Marine INT 200 Peninsula with Fiji Cube 46" sump. I will be purchasing all the plumbing supplies this week so I can use the $10 BRS codes I got from Black Friday shopping. The tank will arrive in 2-3 weeks. I watched a few YouTube videos and understand the basics. But I still have a few questions and I apologize in advance for my noobness.
The tank has Bean Animal internal overflow with 1" drain lines and 3/4" return. I am hoping the drain lines will go straight directly into the bulkhead in the sump to keep things super simple. The return will just go up, elbow, run across the sump, elbow up to bulkhead. This is what I plan to purchase:
Drain Lines Plumbing
46" 1in schedule 40 pipe
1in union slip x slip (x3)
Return Line Plumbing
24" 3/4in schedule 40 pipe (x4)
3/4in elbow (x2)
3/4in union slip x slip (x3)
3/4in union slip x thread (for connecting to silicone tubing)
3/4in silicone tubing
3/4in barb threaded
Questions
1. Does the parts list look good? Anything I am missing or anything incorrectly picked?
2. When connecting PVC to union, I still have to glue the pvc to the union right? I read somewhere that if you use union for everything, you don't even need glue for your plumbing? That got me confused....
3. Is silicone tubing to help silence return pump a good choice? Or should I use vinyl or braided tubing?
4. When measuring and cutting PVC, how do you account for the amount of PVC that will go into the fittings? Just guesstimate? During dry fitting, you can't push the pipe all the way into the fitting...
The tank has Bean Animal internal overflow with 1" drain lines and 3/4" return. I am hoping the drain lines will go straight directly into the bulkhead in the sump to keep things super simple. The return will just go up, elbow, run across the sump, elbow up to bulkhead. This is what I plan to purchase:
Drain Lines Plumbing
46" 1in schedule 40 pipe
1in union slip x slip (x3)
Return Line Plumbing
24" 3/4in schedule 40 pipe (x4)
3/4in elbow (x2)
3/4in union slip x slip (x3)
3/4in union slip x thread (for connecting to silicone tubing)
3/4in silicone tubing
3/4in barb threaded
Questions
1. Does the parts list look good? Anything I am missing or anything incorrectly picked?
2. When connecting PVC to union, I still have to glue the pvc to the union right? I read somewhere that if you use union for everything, you don't even need glue for your plumbing? That got me confused....
3. Is silicone tubing to help silence return pump a good choice? Or should I use vinyl or braided tubing?
4. When measuring and cutting PVC, how do you account for the amount of PVC that will go into the fittings? Just guesstimate? During dry fitting, you can't push the pipe all the way into the fitting...