Help with plumbing setup. I'm new to plumbing a sump!

SharkaThon · 05/03/2021, 06:28 PM

What do I use to enable me to put PVC piping to plumb my sump?

Would it be a union that has threading on one side and then a slip on the other side?

xabo · 05/03/2021, 09:26 PM

Glue a piece of pvc pipe or elbow into the bulkhead.
Should help to get you started: https://gmacreef.com/

SharkaThon · 05/03/2021, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xabo

Glue a piece of pvc pipe or elbow into the bulkhead.
Should help to get you started: https://gmacreef.com/

Even though it's threaded?

sbeason · 05/04/2021, 04:11 AM

Yes. Glue the pipe to the inside of the threaded end that you show in your pictures.

moondoggy4 · 05/04/2021, 12:26 PM

First, you need a bigger picture showing everything,

fishgate · 05/05/2021, 06:15 AM

Inside the tank weir plumbing should be removable. Slip fittings just set the pipe in the bulkhead and threaded fittings screw it on but don't use sealant. For outside, you want it permanent. So glue slip fittings and use sealant with threaded fittings. Slip fittings almost never leak, threaded frequently leak. I make a stub fitting coming out of the bottom of the tank and use a PVC compression fitting from there. This allows me to easily remove the bulkhead and also turn the plumbing as needed within the compression fitting. Here is a video I made that may help.

05/05/2021, 06:15 AM	#6
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	Inside the tank weir plumbing should be removable. Slip fittings just set the pipe in the bulkhead and threaded fittings screw it on but don't use sealant. For outside, you want it permanent. So glue slip fittings and use sealant with threaded fittings. Slip fittings almost never leak, threaded frequently leak. I make a stub fitting coming out of the bottom of the tank and use a PVC compression fitting from there. This allows me to easily remove the bulkhead and also turn the plumbing as needed within the compression fitting. Here is a video I made that may help. __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

05/03/2021, 09:26 PM	#2
xabo Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Wash. D.C. Posts: 637	Glue a piece of pvc pipe or elbow into the bulkhead. Should help to get you started: https://gmacreef.com/

05/04/2021, 04:11 AM	#4
sbeason Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Lake St Louis, MO Posts: 1,391	Yes. Glue the pipe to the inside of the threaded end that you show in your pictures.

05/04/2021, 12:26 PM	#5
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	First, you need a bigger picture showing everything,