plumbing

For a drain… When transitioning from 1.5” to 1” is it better to use a 1.5” to 1” bushing or should you gradually reduce with 1.5” to 1.25” bushing with a section of 1.25” pipe then a 1.25” to 1” bushing?

So this is my first aquarium utilizing a sump. Past 8 years I’ve only had HOB aquariums. My tank is a Planet Aquarium Mega Matrix 310 gallon with center overflow with (2) 1-1/2” drains and (2) 3/4” returns. My sump is an IceCap 48XL. I’m running a pair of Maxspect MJ-DC12K return pumps which...

I have 2 holes coming from the weir to the outside overflow box. There are also 2 holes on the bottom of the outside box to drain water to the sump. One of these holes will be for the backup, emergency standpipe. The other hole will be the primary drain. For the primary drain I was thinking of...

After lurking on this site for almost 2 years & binging everything on Youtube I can find, I finally had the funds to do my "if I'm going to do it, I'm going to go big from the start" build. I've ordered everything and started assembly! Time to create an account and start contributing and asking...

Hey all, i’m not happy with my reefer 170’s sump. No dedicated fuge chamber, no ability to customize or do anything. I was wanting to swap it out, the dimensions are tight but I did find a fiji cube sump with what i’d want...

Hi folks! I know all the drawbacks of manifolds - you have to tune all the outputs whenever anything changes, etc - but none of the equipment I want to run off mine is all that sensitive so I really don't think it'll be an issue. What I am wondering about though is this: I have a pump with...

Hello, recently purchased what is described above. I am going to have this mounted some what over the fuge/sump in case of any leaks (I don’t like closed loop systems tbh) Anyways, the return from uv to system, do you usually have that dump into return area from fuge to DT or do you plumb it...

Hi, I just got my new tank build up and running. I was impressed with how silent the overflow was, how dead silent the return pump was, and how quiet the water was flowing into the sump. However, the actual drain pipes under the tank going to the sump sound like the roaring rapids as the water...

I'm planning on plumbing a UV sterilizer and algae scrubber together. The reason for this is that I have little room in my sump area to put the algae scrubber or the sterilizer. I'm going to run piping out of the sump, through the wall behind the tank and into the garage. There, I will run...

Hey guys, I’m getting ready to plumb my 310 gallon tank and IceCap 48XL sump, was wondering if anyone has this sump and has considered modifying it for more water volume and if it’s possible and if so how difficult it is or how easy it might be to accidentally screw the whole thing up. The...

I have a tank with 37mm (1-7/16") and 30mm (just under 1-3/16") holes. I can't seem to find metric bulkheads, and I'm wondering if I can use the next size down in imperial sized bulkheads without issue. Any advice would be appreciated!

Hello everyone, I have been struggling to keep a consistent salinity. I wonder if has something to do with the plumbing. It seems the water level on my left return chamber will suddenly drop and my ATO will replenish the water as expected but when this happens, my display tank can overfill...

Are check valves worth using for plumbing systems such as the return line or should they be avoided completely?

I am upgrading from a plug and play Red Sea Reefer to an Innovative Marine INT 200 Peninsula with Fiji Cube 46" sump. I will be purchasing all the plumbing supplies this week so I can use the $10 BRS codes I got from Black Friday shopping. The tank will arrive in 2-3 weeks. I watched a few...

Given the layout of my sump, is there a way that I can plumb a UV as a closed loop by putting the pump in one compartment and the output in a different, downstream compartment, that WON’T be a flood risk?

Hello all, I'm in the middles of planning out a tank swap but with a small upgrade in filtration. current setup is an Eshopps Eclipse S overflow with both drains going into the sock chamber, and this setup is currently silent after startup gurgles. upgrade will be a Bubble Magus ARF-S roller...

Saltwater fish guy who has been in the hobby for 55 years. I am replacing a 120 with a new 120 ACRYLIC with the following: over the top overflow (no water line at top of tank but... introduces a new, minor problem). added 1-1/2" acrylic walls around the openings in the top to guide the water...

So I have my Planet Aquariums Mega Matrix 310 with internal center overflow. It did not come with any of the overflow plumbing which has (2) 1-1/2” drains and (2) 3/4” returns. The tank is 25” tall. Are they supposed to come with the internal overflow plumbing or was that an add-on for an extra...

I have been trying to increase my flow rate to my Pentair SMART 40 UV. According to the documentation, a flow rate of 943 to 1574 is (*suggested/maximum). I originally had everything plumbed with 1" PVC with 1 flow sensor after the UV. I just made some changes to use 1.5" PVC going to the UV...

So, despite all of my love for my current canister filter system, I've decided to bite the bullet and learn how to use a sump as I upgrade from a 46g display to an 80g display. I couldn't source a new Seapora 80g low-boy tank anywhere, and Seapora told me they aren't currently manufacturing them...

Hello Everyone, This is my first attempt at saltwater but not aquariums. I set this tank up a week ago using sanitized dried live rock, wet live rock from the LFS, some small chunks from an established tank to seed the live rock, and 40 pounds of live sand. I have a homemade 20 gallon sump with...

I have my current return pump manifold set up in the second picture attached, but I have noticed I lost a lot of power due to all the corners, I didn't think this though the first time well enough I guess. So I thought about changing it completely to the new design I drew out in the first image...

I'm setting up a used 120 g tank with a single corner overflow. The overflow has two drilled holes (1" and 3/4"), I'm converting it to a herbie style drain and running an over the top return. My question is, will the 3/4" drain and 1" emergency drain be enough flow for the 120 gallon tank? I...

Hello! I've used Bean Animal overflows allot, but in this case my sump will be in another room and the pipes will need to run about 6 feet over to it. Is it still possible to have a Bean Animal overflow achieve full syphon reasonably fast, and stay just as quiet with the sump 6 feet away? I...

Hey all, just have an older Eshopps sump with a fuge, and was hoping some one could help me get it plumbed right. Some of it I know, as in, most (OK ALL) of this is more jacked up than a cheap auto mechanic. Green is return line, grey corrugated is attached to the over flow. There are some...