pvc plumbing

[nealio992000]

hi guys I posted a thread before and had no response, I'm planning on adapting my current pvc plumbing to make a manifold that's fed from the return , it's a red sea reefer 350. i believe the return pipe that goes to the bulkhead is 25mm so all fittings i have are 25mm, I basically planning on making cuts at 1 and 2 on the picture and adding a T piece, I have 25mm pipe and coupling as I know I will need extra pipe after making cuts. this looks simple enough to me but I've never done pvc before. does this look doable?

 

[andrewey]

Can you post the picture here? Thanks!

 

[nealio992000]

Can you post the picture here? Thanks!

hi sorry it double posted probably due to my connection, there is a thread with pictures but I dont know how to remove this thread

 

[nealio992000]

so I've done abit of research and people seem to use the red sea part r4221, remove the barb then attatch a 3/4 to 25mm male socket onto it to then put the 25mm pipe on. I think this is what replaces the black bit it didnt know the name of. this would mean no cutting as I could also do this to the pump end but keep the barb on. I could try this as it means I dont need to alter the current pipework and make errors? I could just unscrew it etc.

 

[Reefer1978]

I would recommend you get a separate pump for the manifold / other components. Over time, Red Sea tanks are a pain to constantly dial in due to the crappy valve on overflow pipe. By adding a manifold and reactors, you are adding another variable in that flow, and may end up with a constantly noisy tank that needs adjusting.

 

[nealio992000]

I would recommend you get a separate pump for the manifold / other components. Over time, Red Sea tanks are a pain to constantly dial in due to the crappy valve on overflow pipe. By adding a manifold and reactors, you are adding another variable in that flow, and may end up with a constantly noisy tank that needs adjusting.

yea they are abit awkward but it looks a simple job to put a better gate valve in?, that might be a future project depending how this one goes

 

[Reefer1978]

yea they are abit awkward but it looks a simple job to put a better gate valve in?, that might be a future project depending how this one goes

Yep with proper adaptors it's not a complicated job. I had everything on a return when I first build my 425xl, after a few months I re-built it. Just runs better. I can fully take off my reactors & Algae Scrubber to work on them without touching the tank, and wise versa.

 

[Sleepydoc]

2nd the suggestion to run a 2nd pump for reactors. It will be much easier to control the flow and easier to plumb.

 

[Billdogg]

I 3rd the suggestion to run the manifold as a separate unit. I have done it both ways several times and always end up redoing the combo setups so that the return isn't affected by the manifolds.