Practing my patience

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

I'm a single dad.
I'm a reefkeeper.
I'm practicing my patience waiting for my tank builder to get back to me about setting up my upgrade. Lol!

Can I do it myself or organize it and get it done? Ya. Do I want to? No. Lol.

Question. Would u attach pvc plumbing to your wall? E.g. to the beams that run vertical in the wall...lol?

My two seaswirls id like to hard mount the plumbing on the wall as it goes up. Than 90 out to some soft plumbing across to where they connect.

This is like one of the few things holding me back. This small construction part.
Plan to mount the seaswirls on 90 bent conduit pipe to get them where I want.
Opinions? Thoughts?
There's no rush as my tank is still growing has room for coral I just want more fish. Lol.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

Seaswirls are currently mounted to some hard wood platforms so should be easy to attach to the conduit just like my light hanger I made is attached to my stands top.
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jhuntstl · Feb 21, 2022

You mean the 2x4 behind the likely drywall? There would be no issue attaching to them. You could also just attach to the drywall.

monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

So u think the anchors type fastners in the drywall would be sufficient for the weight and the water and any vibration if any? I'm shooting for nicer quieter in tank pumps.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

I did this on a tank in the past that ruptured and I used one single external Baldor motor but it was loud and I don't want that hum in my house. Lol.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

But we didn't attach to the wall. We attached poles to my stand and went off those.
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monkeyCmonkeyDo · Feb 21, 2022

Or maybe that was for my hood... I think the pipes were just floating now that I think about it.
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workhz · Feb 21, 2022

Vertical beams = studs

What’s the dilemma? Attaching something to studs?

I’m not sure what the issue is but if you want maximum flexibility in hanging things or screwing things in, screw a horizontal board that attaches to at least 2 studs and you can pretty much hang anything anywhere.