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I am doing my sump plumbing and was hoping that someone with a Pentair 40w Smart UV sterilizer could tell me the measurement from the center of the input to the center of the output. I have been searching for days for this measurement and there is nothing online or on their website. My tank just...

I am getting ready to hard plumb my SCA 150 rimless tank!! I'm going to be planning on running two Return pumps in my new CL-44 Synergy sump! 1 pump for each return.. Let's see some of your tanks and how you have your tank hard plumbed using a external overflow box?

HI All, I recently completed my salt water mixing station. It has a two container vertical alignment that relies on a fair amount of PVC pipe. This morning I mixed my first batch of salt water (10 gallons) and poured it into a couple of 5 gallon jugs. Everything worked great, BUT....... I'm...

I am looking to put some loc line return into use in my tank i am not familiar with this type of return i seen on bulk reef supply they have a loc line tool DO YOU NEED That tool or is that just a waste of money and i can put together with little muscle ?

Hello all, So, I received my new reef tank a week ago and this weekend I started to plumb it and I noticed something that might force me to change plans and thus I need you advice! Setup & initial plan: - Tank Dimensions: 36x36x18 (90x90x45cm) - Water Volume on DT: 96G (365L) - Water Volume on...

Had some vinyl 3/4”ID tubing laying around at the house- plumbing 2 returns. Is there any problem with quality of me heating the tube to install into a 1 inch barb in the long run of it wearing and breaking off ??? Just want to make sure it’s durable and don’t snap off by the 1”barb stretch...

I am thinking of purchasing an L shaped tank! This thing is awesome and happens to replace my current 5’ tank perfectly with the bonus of the “L” Shape adding another dimension when you are in my fish room. It would end up being a 210 gallon mixed reef. For the price I think I am going to snag...

I just want to make sure I am on the right path. I don’t want to run a dry overflow and I don’t want to run return on the exterior of the tank. Looking at herbie style in the dual overflow. Check the photo. Pretty sure this will work and have safety built in with the E drain. Any thoughts...

I have a feed adapter for under the sink where we live, but I’m wondering if there is something just like that, that I could ‘T’ off of my laundry cold water connection? I believe this is the same as a garden hose? Sorry, I’m not super familiar with plumbing stuff. (hot water side was easier...

What can I use to connect 1” soft tubing to my sump?

I recently purchased a used 90g aquarium that I am trying to clean up and get started. It has in internal overflow with 3 holes drilled in it: two holes are drilled for 3/4" pipe & one (in the middle) is drilled for 1" pipe. It was set up with a herbie overflow before- the two drains were the...

Hello guys I have been working on my 120gallon/40breeder sump forquite some time now. finally time to PLUMB and I have a couple questions. Below are pictures of what I drew. I have been thinking about this for 2 days and I think I have FINALLY decided on the design but would love any...

I've recently purchased a 600x400x400 optiwhite nano tank and plan on drilling the tank myself. I haven't ordered and plumbing or started drilling the tank so i thought i best check with someone more experienced than myself. What is the best design / setup to run. I had ideally wanted to...

So, I've seen this style of low profile overflow that is a lot cheaper than the type that has a whole box attached to the back of the tank. The problem Is, I'm not finding a whole lot on how to plumb this type of overflow. Just seems like if I just drill a hole, attach a bulkhead and silicone...

I really want to replace the socks with a clarisea roller on my new Red Sea tank that I'm soon setting up but I heard that installing and plumbing it is hard. how do I plumb the roller inlet onto the downflow. I dont think it’s possible to do that cuz of all the glass baffles and the sock...

I am connecting a pump with 3/4" FPT inlet, 3/4" MPT outlet to a 1" system. This is for my water mixing station. I figure I'll need unions and ball valves, but I'm staring at websites for PVC fittings and getting super confused. The bushings I found only reduce from 1" FPT to 3/4" FPT as far as...

I am looking to buy a red sea reefer 170 tank only for $250 CAD soon, the only thing is it comes with none of the plumbing, return nozzles, overflow strainers, sump or stand. This is okay with me, I can make a good stand, and I have a spare sump. The only thing is I have no idea how to do the...

So here is the thing I am currently new and plumbing my first tank. I am doing a Herbie overflow because that seems to be what fits on a tank that has 2 bulkheads. Essentially I have a sump with 2 filter socks and outlets to get plumbed to those filter socks. What I am trying to do is maximize...

Hello all, I have once again come to seek your advice and knowledge. I recently acquired a custom 50 gallon acrylic tank with a back wall overflow. (pictures are included below). This will be plumbed into a Trigger Systems Ruby 30 sump. I am looking at having this tank set up towards the end of...

My First Plumbing! need Helps, Tips, and Ideas( please see the pictures) Hi guys hope everyone doing well these days. I'm gonna start with the story about my stand first. I visited my local fish shop to buy some snails and end up buying that stand ( I'm sure you all have those moments)...

Hey all. A little question about my mixing station. Currently designing it. I intend to set up 3 reservoirs one with rodi, 2 with salt mix to be connected to my auto aqua awc (auto water changer). I'll be doing daily water changes of 10 litres (650 litre aquarium). I need two tanks with salt...

Hello, I am designing and building my 2nd custom tank stand with sump set up and I am looking for some pointers on a few different things. This is going to be a Brackish tank that will eventually be saltwater, so I am planning ahead with equipment spacing to make the transition easier as my...

Hey guys, So I am a college student who has been successfully keeping coral for about two years now and I do aquarium set-ups, breakdowns, and maintenance for one of my LFS but need some other kind of income because as I progress in college, my schedule is getting crazier because I am trying to...

Hi, I am installing a laundry sink for the workroom behind my in-wall tank and wanted to know if there is some special kind of trap I should install. In previous reef tank setups I've had problems resulting from sand ending up in my house's plumbing system, probably from my emptying buckets of...

I have a coralife twist x12 that I'd like to integrate into the build going up tomorrow, but the fittings that came with the kit are no good. What size fitting goes directly to the UV Sterilizer body? I'd like to hard plumb this with PVC, and tie it into a manifold, as I believe this will be...