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02/25/2014, 06:33 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: hauppauge, ny
Posts: 443
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Overflow plumbing ?
Is it better to hard plumb overflow and return lines or flex tubes?
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02/25/2014, 07:11 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Youngstown, OH
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I hard plumbed my system. And my father in laws two systems. My brothers and stepdads both got clear vynl Tubing. I would never run another system that way
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02/25/2014, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: hauppauge, ny
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What are the advantages?
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02/25/2014, 07:25 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Youngstown, OH
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I don't think there are any really. I just like having a clean looking setup. On my brothers tank it just didn't look good to me. Having clear tubes kind of floping around above the sump just didn't do anything for me.
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02/25/2014, 09:10 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Asheville, NC
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It's a heck of a lot easier to plumb with flexible lines than hard plumb. And depending on who you ask, hard plumbing a system can reduce your flow rate due to friction in the elbows. I used flex line on my system and as long as you plan ahead, you can reduce the cluttered look pretty easily. It's really just a matter of preference in the end.
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02/25/2014, 09:48 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Saddle Brook, NJ
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It is really just personal preference.
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