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I want to plumb a bypass before and after my UV sterilizer for maintenance so the tank can keep running with the sterilizers offline. What type of pieces, valves, or bypasses would I use for 1" plumbing?

Quick question... I never hard plumbed a tank and want to know if my current choice of products is ok for use in a tank. I plan to use the Oatey CLEAR pvc primer, which is NSF certified, and the Oatey Clear Heavy Duty pvc cement in the green jar. It doesn't say NSF certified, but it says for...

So I've decided to hard plumb my tank instead of vinyl, which I may use a 1.25" piece out of the return pumps to eliminate noise. I have a reef ready 180, with a Trigger Sapphire 39 sump. This sump is cutting it close for backflow reasons alone. So I wanted to keep the main syphon pipe in the...

I'm attempting to make some adjustments to a recent multi-tank system I'm working on. Essentially I have fish tanks vertically placed on a rack and I'm trying to figure out how to setup some of the plumbing. The tanks are all configured the same, internal overflow boxes on the left side...

So, my tank is already drilled with overflow boxes. I have 2 internal O/F boxes with 2 holes in each. Now, my question is, can I run Bean Animal like it is, and if so, how? Or should I try to replace my existing boxes with the internal/external boxes that have the 3 holes drilled in the bottom...

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I was wondering if any one would be able to help me figure out how to hook up a list of parts to a 6 stage rodi unit. i will list all the parts i want on this system. currently running: Prefilter to Booster pump, to 5 micron sediment, to 5 micron carbon, to 1 micron carbon, through aso to ro...

So i am building a new 300 gallon tank and i was given the link to supplyhouse.com for fitting and they sell red flag valves for a great price but im afraid it may come at a cost. for instance a 3/4" true union schedule 80 valve on BRS (cepex) is $22.00, the same thing made by (red flag) is...

This is from another post I started but hopefully someone can help me figure out a solution to this issue with my overflow not working:

I want to add some additional water volume, better filtration, and a safe place to grow some beneficial algae to my "all in one". I am running into some issues trying to figure out a good way to get the water from my tank to the 10G that will be sitting below it. The picture below shows how...

Hello Reefers- I have a Red Sea Reefer 250. My Vectra S1 return pump is arriving tomorrow and I'm not sure if it comes with any connectors/adapters to fit the green tubing that came with the red sea reefer. Can I connect the green tubing directly into the S1, or will I need some sort of barb...

Ok I am getting the Vectra s1 and was wondering how I should go about plumbing it in so I can also put in a manifold. like what size pipe and fittings.

Hi everyone, I'm plumbing my tank right now and I have a question about how to plumb my return. I've got a reef octopus Varios 6 pump, the output is 1 1/4" and I'm plumbing to two 3/4" bulkheads with 3/4" locline nozzles. My LFS said to run 1 1/4" all the way from the pump to the bulkheads...

Anyone know where I can buy a connector such as this? Took a screen shot from this Youtube video:

Hello all, I am in the process of setting up my new SCA 50 Gallon PNP system and had a quick question in regards to plumbing the overflow that i could not find the answer too. I know that i do not need to glue the 2 drain lines (herbie style drain) but should i glue the return pipe into place...

Hey guys hope all is good with you. Now can I get some Advice on plumbing a double over flow tank? it's a 210gal tank an Ill be using a sump from Marian Depot. Any pics whpuld help also' Thanks...

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Hi there, I recently converted the ATO in my redsea reefer 525xl to a refugium. Chaeto is on the way so it's an empty water box at the moment. I see three problems with return on the refugium at the moment, That it will probably get clogged easily. It's noisy as h*** in an otherwise silent...

Anyone using 1.5 inch drain lines on Herbie type drain systems ???

Anyone know the size of the tubing for the Kamoer X4 Wifi Dosing Pump.... The tubing that runs into your tank/containers..... No luck at my Lowes/ Petsmart. Tried airline tubing but its too big. thanks in advance! Amazon product preferred !!

I just picked up a BRS 5stage 75GPD+ with their awesome door buster sale price! So now I'm trying to figure out what extra bits I'll need for install. Im going to pick up a drinking water faucet to replace the soap dispenser we have in the sink. I'd like to split the line before the DI resin and...

So I'm in the stage of plumbing my 180 RR tank. On my current 93 cube I have the standard bulkhead attached to a pvc adapter for a barbed connection. I found online, bulkheads that are barbed on the bottom. Is this basically the same thing, does it put more pressure on the actual bulkhead, or is...

Alright so I need everyones' opinion here. I have a 120 gallon tank. I believe it is an Aqueon. It has two overflow boxes with the undersized holes drilled for 1 inch ABS bulkheads ;Rage. Currently I am running a single durso in each overflow box. I am building a new sump and when I install...

Hey everyone. I hate my first reef2reef post has to be asking for help because of a stupid mistake I made but such is life. Tonight I was cleaning my bio-pellet Reactor and over tightened the union nut causing it to partially split. I did a quick check and it will not hold water reliably. I...