Vectra L2 hard plumbing

[niralp114]

I have a waterbox reef lx 340.7. I am currently using the soft tubing that came with the aquarium with my L2 return pump.

Has anyone hard plumbed a vectra to a waterbox. I wanted to know what your experience has been and what size pvc you used. Thanks.

 

[blaxsun]

The soft tubing works fine. Any idea why you want to upgrade?

 

[niralp114]

more of a curiosuty, also in the new lx sumb the vectra isnt sitting on all its legs due to the way the design of the return and the return chamber in the sump it doesnt line up vertically. Thats all

 

[John Bolden]

I have a waterbox reef lx 340.7. I am currently using the soft tubing that came with the aquarium with my L2 return pump.

Has anyone hard plumbed a vectra to a waterbox. I wanted to know what your experience has been and what size pvc you used. Thanks.

The joints of the pvc will diminish your flow power. Just get the same size soft tubing but longer.

 

[niralp114]

Got it. Sticking with the soft tubing.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

After helping a fellow reefer who cracked his 150 gallon tank, with hard piping. He was doing maintenance on his sump. I vowed to never Hard Pipe. Take the pump out, wear gloves invert it over a sink, and pour boiling water over the tubing, avoiding the pump. Re-Shape the tubing while it is hot. Also if you have a heat gun, you can use it to shape the tubing.

 

[niralp114]

After helping a fellow reefer who cracked his 150 gallon tank, with hard piping. He was doing maintenance on his sump. I vowed to never Hard Pipe. Take the pump out, wear gloves invert it over a sink, and pour boiling water over the tubing, avoiding the pump. Re-Shape the tubing while it is hot. Also if you have a heat gun, you can use it to shape the tubing.

Yea no thanks now lol. I will jsut rechape the soft tubing, yes i have a heat gun

 

[EL_Perron]

After helping a fellow reefer who cracked his 150 gallon tank, with hard piping. He was doing maintenance on his sump. I vowed to never Hard Pipe. Take the pump out, wear gloves invert it over a sink, and pour boiling water over the tubing, avoiding the pump. Re-Shape the tubing while it is hot. Also if you have a heat gun, you can use it to shape the tubing.

how did, the hard pipe crack his tank? Many of folks run PVC and I haven't hear about it causing an issue with the tank.

 

[John Bolden]

how did, the hard pipe crack his tank? Many of folks run PVC and I haven't hear about it causing an issue with the tank.

Might have been tightened too hard and the pump may have been hanging.

 

[EL_Perron]

Might have been tightened too hard and the pump may have been hanging.

That sounds more like a design issue then hard pipe and glass.

 

[David3147]

question for ya. just ordered one, what size PVC pipe is it in the drain? (I second using flex hose --not the corrugated stuff tho; that could be noisy --don't firmly anchor the sump and the tank due to crack issue if they are moved).