How to make a manifold for reactors?

[WVReefJunkie]

I have a Reef Octopus dual Calcium reactor, Two Little Fishies Phosban 550, Two Little Fishies 150. I have been using Cobalt Maxjjet 1200 for the feed pumps, but would like to remove them and run these off a Vectra return pump with John Guest fittings.

 

[dbl]

Some may suggest a separate pump to feed a manifold, but I personally have a manifold off my return pump. You just have to T off the return pipe and add the manifold. Many ways to accomplish it but I personally went with a 3/4" manifold with 3/4" gate valves for outlets. Using threads gate valves, I have the flexibility to add adapters and end up with whatever feed outlet I need, including hard plumbing a chiller as I used to.

Most everything has changed since this picture was taken, but I'm still using this same manifold. The red circled valve in the picture is actually a true union ball valve that I can shut the entire manifold down and remove it, which is what I did when I revamped my under belly last year.

Anyway, maybe this will give you some ideas.