Show off your PVC plumbing skills

[fbodykiller]

 

[salty01]

 

[IronVulture]

Got my manifold and unionized ball valves (which you can fully disassemble to clean and adjust the "tightness" of the handle) from flexpvc.com

 

[glb]

Starting a new build.I'm looking for really clean and well thought out designs.Looking for detailed descriptions.Duel reactors- Carbon/Gfo. Manifolds for added equipment.quality shut off valves that open and close easy.not at lowe's or HD.they are hard to turn.

Following. Great post!

 

[WilRams]

Ill have to take a picture now that its done. Terrible pic but its blue pipe with schedule 80 fittings.

 

[s2nhle]

great work.

 

[FLSharkvictim]

My 120 that I hard Plumbed as well as my Aqua UV Sterilizer w/ a Flow Meter.

TANK INFO
120 Mixed Reef
Ecotech M1 pump
Skimz 163 DC Montzer Series skimmer
Custom sump / Refuge
2 Maxspect Gyre XF130's Pumps
2 AI Hydra TwentySix HD LED Fixtures
Celestial C35W Maxspect Grow Spot light
Aqua UV Ultraviolet Sterilizer 25w
BRS Dual Media reactor
Eshoops IV Master doser
Smart Micro Auto Top Off

 

[120reefkeeper]

Sorry can't help myself! lol I've done this before !! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[120reefkeeper]

Rofl! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[FLSharkvictim]

What the heck is that above?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Bottom of my 400 pushing water through to fish room.


Top of tank plumbing through to fish room 8 Sea Swirls on top of tank. 2 the return water and the other two on seperate closed loops.


Oceans Motions can turn into way too much PVC! This was roughed in before walls were finished to make sure nothing leaked.


Another view of top of the tank and Sea Swirls.


Soffet and crown molding over plumbing and granite on ledge.


Finished with light when I first started up tank, I need to update some pictures but I do have some videos under Pirates Cove 400 on Youtube and Vimeo.


I like Supplyhouse.com for PVC fittings I would recommend there schedule 40 section and Spears Street T fittings to keep your valves close together. Sweep 90's because they are 1/4 the head loss of a standard 90. Street 45s and Street 22.5s to get you around tight spots. Schedule 40 is plenty strong and Speers are quality fittings. Always buy extras as they go fast

Great tank! Do you have a build here?

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Got my manifold and unionized ball valves (which you can fully disassemble to clean and adjust the "tightness" of the handle) from flexpvc.com

I didn't know you could buy those manifolds premade like that.

 

[s2nhle]

very nice.

 

[hybridazn]

I made mine go thru the side glass of my sump and run off its own dedicated pump. I found out that running your manifold off your return is tough to keep flow stable for everything

 

[aquaman30k]

Got my manifold and unionized ball valves (which you can fully disassemble to clean and adjust the "tightness" of the handle) from flexpvc.com

Love this setup. I was planning the same setup but I like the use of the pre built manifold over building one. Very clean. And from a great site from what I've been told.

 

[aquaman30k]

Sorry can't help myself! lol I've done this before !! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji3][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Lol what the heck! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[s2nhle]

I made mine go thru the side glass of my sump and run off its own dedicated pump. I found out that running your manifold off your return is tough to keep flow stable for everything

Very awesome. Thank you for sharing.

 

[PurduePete93]

My double sump for my 90g reef. Skimmer going in later this week. About 30-40g sump capacity and return plumbing under basement floor to the other side of the room where my tank is.

Best feature besides auto top-off: I can do a 15% water change in about 20 min without touching a bucket. Just as long as it takes to mix the salt.

 

[Wreckin]

Here is my attempt at plumbing a my 135 gallon tank with 40 gallon sump.... The one picture of the wall with fitting is the auto top-off port, plumbed up from my basement fresh water holding tank. its wired to my Apex for safety shut-off.

 

[s2nhle]

Wow, very creative. Thank you for sharing