Show off your PVC plumbing skills

[rtparty]

Mine is very basic but I love the way it turned out!

 

[eschulist]

May I ask where you found the orange soft tubing at?

The tubing coming off the reactor is usually used for liquid cooled custom pcs. I bought it off eBay.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/231814125802

 

[eschulist]

Mine is very basic but I love the way it turned out!

Sweet color combo

I just turned mine into a Herbie setup and had lots of issues with getting the siphon and emergency to take on the full flow when the pump would kick back on after power failure tests. I'd recommend switching the gate valve to the smaller line and having the large pipe be your emergency.

 

[rtparty]

Sweet color combo

I just turned mine into a Herbie setup and had lots of issues with getting the siphon and emergency to take on the full flow when the pump would kick back on after power failure tests. I'd recommend switching the gate valve to the smaller line and having the large pipe be your emergency.

Thanks!

I've run Herbie's for years with zero issues. It takes about 30 minutes or so for them to equalize again after an outage. The smaller pipe is only 1/2" and no way I'm running that as a siphon. The possibility of a clog are crazy high.

My issue with this setup is the 1/2" emergency can't handle a 100% block of the main drain. I've got a few things I'm going to try to help fix that but I might have to turn the return into an emergency as well and run a return up the back, which I really don't want to do. I do have things in place to prevent a full clog however. Overflow cover, strainer on drain and I can easily remove my drain at the union and clean it all.

 

[gtbarsi]

May I ask where you found the orange soft tubing at?

Per the poster of the image.

Furniture grade orange PVC bent with a heat gun and a metal spring.

 

[Broadfield]

Updated image with all illumination completed:

Sump by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6030 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

 

[Alfrareef]

Thanks!

I've run Herbie's for years with zero issues. It takes about 30 minutes or so for them to equalize again after an outage. The smaller pipe is only 1/2" and no way I'm running that as a siphon. The possibility of a clog are crazy high.

My issue with this setup is the 1/2" emergency can't handle a 100% block of the main drain. I've got a few things I'm going to try to help fix that but I might have to turn the return into an emergency as well and run a return up the back, which I really don't want to do. I do have things in place to prevent a full clog however. Overflow cover, strainer on drain and I can easily remove my drain at the union and clean it all.

Hi guys!
I run a simple durso and takes less than 1 min to equalize.
For emergency I have a simple open tube a few inches above water line and several inches above water level at the sump so I can easily ear the water falling in case the durso gets stuck...

 

[Alfrareef]

Updated image with all illumination completed:

Sump by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6030 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

WOW!!! It's fantastic. I love it.

 

[robbie8691]

Nicely done

 

[robbie8691]

My 120 that I hard Plumbed as well as my Aqua UV Sterilizer w/ a Flow Meter.

TANK INFO
120 Mixed Reef
Ecotech M1 pump
Skimz 163 DC Montzer Series skimmer
Custom sump / Refuge
2 Maxspect Gyre XF130's Pumps
2 AI Hydra TwentySix HD LED Fixtures
Celestial C35W Maxspect Grow Spot light
Aqua UV Ultraviolet Sterilizer 25w
BRS Dual Media reactor
Eshoops IV Master doser
Smart Micro Auto Top Off

How do you like the skimmer I have the same and yet to use it lol

 

[FLSharkvictim]

HANDS down one of the nicest plumbing job in the industry - along with your Apex Control panel- nothing but amazing @Broadfield ! I finally got my controller up and running but still hooking my mods and doing my coding for my gear!
All in All it turned not bad!

 

[FLSharkvictim]

Here is my set up, pix from the front and the back of my system I used all Cepex and Spears Gate valves Incl. my Aqua UV that i hard plumbed with a flow meter!

 

[zachxlutz]

This thread makes me want to start a new system just so I can get to plumbing!

 

[Medic58]

I am new to the hobby and have yet to set up my 90 gallon rimless. I am blown away with the plumbing and the sumps. I will be drawing inspiration from all of you all. Thanks good stuff

 

[reef fish]

Little something

 

[austinl]

Updated image with all illumination completed:

Sump by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

IMG_6030 by Toby Broadfield, on Flickr

Broadfield, that has got to be one of my favourite plumbing jobs to look at.

I'll throw mine in for fun.

 

[merfish101]

are you painting your pvc or did you buy it like that? If you are painting it, what do you use?

 

[Broadfield]

are you painting your pvc or did you buy it like that? If you are painting it, what do you use?

BRS sells the piping in every color of the rainbow:

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pumps-plumbing/plumbing/pipe-tubing.html

 

[merfish101]

BRS sells the piping in every color of the rainbow:

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pumps-plumbing/plumbing/pipe-tubing.html

thanks

 

[Fitter48088]

Finally completed my sump upgrade. I added the largest possible dual becket skimmer and bioreactor I could fit. I will be adding a frag system and larger display tank in the very near future.