Plumbing help

ryeguyy84 · 09/15/2016, 10:49 AM

I have a 40mm pipe coming from my zeo reactor that I can't for the life of me find any fitting for. The reactor came with an elbow and a tube which I've been using for the last year but I want to move some stuff around in my sump and that's all that's stopping me.

Anyone ever heard of 40mm pvc?

SFish · 09/15/2016, 11:26 AM

Isn't 40mm a bit over 1 1/2" ?

ryeguyy84 · 09/15/2016, 11:52 AM

Yup, I first tried a 1 1/2 inch pipe but it didn't fit. Thought about getting the dremel out and making it fit. I might have to do that.

RWEngineer · 09/15/2016, 12:02 PM

Get a metric to inch adapter.

mcgyvr · 09/15/2016, 12:04 PM

PVC piping is made in both "US" and "Metric" versions..
And of course they are different sizes..
40mm is well... metric of course..
Kind of funny (to me) that you gave us a measurement in "metric" anyways..

ryeguyy84 · 09/15/2016, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by RWEngineer

Get a metric to inch adapter.

I just found them. . . who knew BRS had them this whole time.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/metric...-adapters.html

thanks for the help, not sure how I didn't find that a long time ago.

ryeguyy84 · 09/15/2016, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgyvr

PVC piping is made in both "US" and "Metric" versions..
And of course they are different sizes..
40mm is well... metric of course..
Kind of funny (to me) that you gave us a measurement in "metric" anyways..

the rest of the world should just adopt the US standard

mcgyvr · 09/15/2016, 03:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ryeguyy84

the rest of the world should just adopt the US standard

Or us adopt metric.. I really don't care.. just someone pick one already..

SFish · 09/15/2016, 03:23 PM

We are one of the few who don't use metric only

09/15/2016, 10:49 AM	#1
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Plumbing help I have a 40mm pipe coming from my zeo reactor that I can't for the life of me find any fitting for. The reactor came with an elbow and a tube which I've been using for the last year but I want to move some stuff around in my sump and that's all that's stopping me. Anyone ever heard of 40mm pvc? __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

09/15/2016, 11:52 AM	#3
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	Yup, I first tried a 1 1/2 inch pipe but it didn't fit. Thought about getting the dremel out and making it fit. I might have to do that. __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

09/15/2016, 12:04 PM	#5
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	PVC piping is made in both "US" and "Metric" versions.. And of course they are different sizes.. 40mm is well... metric of course.. Kind of funny (to me) that you gave us a measurement in "metric" anyways.. __________________ Who me?

09/15/2016, 11:26 AM	#2
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	Isn't 40mm a bit over 1 1/2" ?

09/15/2016, 12:02 PM	#4
RWEngineer Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 120	Get a metric to inch adapter.

09/15/2016, 03:23 PM	#9
SFish Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 2,062	We are one of the few who don't use metric only