sharing my plans for the weekend

samson78945 · 03/21/2007, 11:49 PM

hey everyone..my tank is coming up on 4 months this weekend and i figured i would do alittle improvement on it!! so this weekend im gonna build a standpipe for my overflow, build a new cabinet to fit all my tanks including the refuge i just finished building and installing the lights on, re plumbing basically everything with pvc piping and moving my overflow from going into the sump to the refuge first, finish up my qt tank

still have to get my salt mix tank
all the pumps and piping

and keep in mind that i have my tank in my room and most like to say thats its about the size of a jail cell!! not that bad but its def turning into a fish store!

need to get some pics up here! i keep saying i will but i never do haha!! if u guys could show me some pics of ur plumbing that would be great!

thanks all

L and L · 03/26/2007, 07:09 PM

Here's my plumbing and total system. Also note that you
cannot rely on a check valve. It could fail and cause plenty
of problems. The sure fire way to avoid reverse siphon
from your pump when the power goes out is to place
you return nozzles close to the water surface. You
will have some drain but the air will stop the flow.
Also having room in your sump to allow the extra saltwater is a good idea too.

03/21/2007, 11:49 PM	#1
samson78945 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 267	sharing my plans for the weekend hey everyone..my tank is coming up on 4 months this weekend and i figured i would do alittle improvement on it!! so this weekend im gonna build a standpipe for my overflow, build a new cabinet to fit all my tanks including the refuge i just finished building and installing the lights on, re plumbing basically everything with pvc piping and moving my overflow from going into the sump to the refuge first, finish up my qt tank still have to get my salt mix tank all the pumps and piping and keep in mind that i have my tank in my room and most like to say thats its about the size of a jail cell!! not that bad but its def turning into a fish store! need to get some pics up here! i keep saying i will but i never do haha!! if u guys could show me some pics of ur plumbing that would be great! thanks all

03/26/2007, 07:09 PM	#2
L and L Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Vicksburg, Mississippi Posts: 1,147	Here's my plumbing and total system. Also note that you cannot rely on a check valve. It could fail and cause plenty of problems. The sure fire way to avoid reverse siphon from your pump when the power goes out is to place you return nozzles close to the water surface. You will have some drain but the air will stop the flow. Also having room in your sump to allow the extra saltwater is a good idea too. __________________ Layne Current Tank Info: 100g Reef with DSB 120#LR (30g Sump /20g Refugium /20g RO/DI /5g Kalk) VHO 280w MH 2@175 10kk LiterMeter III (RO/DI and Kalk) Velocity pumps T3(sump) and T4(closed loop) EuroReef CS6-2 and 30g FOwLR (DSB, sumpless, skimmerless) Last edited by L and L; 03/26/2007 at 07:19 PM.