Plumbing question

[Sobo's Reef]

Okay.. I’m just afraid to crack the bulkhead if I tighten the adapter down too much lol

 

[JoshH]

I would go with hand tighten then a 1/8-1/4 turn with a tool and you should be good

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Okay cool. Thank you! Now I just gotta find my channel locks [emoji848]

 

[JoshH]

Now I just gotta find my channel locks

I have this very problem, though I just go out and by a new one when I can't find a tool. But that's also why I have about 6 of everything now lol

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Hahaha I couldn’t find them but my adjustable wrench did okay lol

 

[Sobo's Reef]

This might be a stupid question but if I can, I should be using 45 degree elbows instead of 90 right?

 

[JoshH]

BRS did an investigates video on this and found the difference in head loss to be negligible between the two, I've only used 45° when it was actually needed to line plumbing up. But it's really up to you and your system you can go either way with virtually the same results

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Okay I’m happy to hear that.. I bought a bunch of 90’s so I was hoping I could just use them instead of ordering new ones

 

[Sobo's Reef]

Any critique?

it’s not glued in place yet, just a dry run. I added a Tee right above the union on the return side just Incase I wanted to expand the pipe for any additional equipment(reactors and such) but I’m still up in the air about that. May make the area very cluttered...

 

[HairyGary]

I would do 45 degrees instead of 90s on the overflow. The straighter the better for the overflow so no air gets trapped inside or detritis. Also, I would run the T higher maybe off one of the horizontal sections with a possible manifold up high and out of the way for more equipment down low if needed.