plumbing

Hey reefers, Been a while since I’ve posted on here. Finally getting a chance to start setting up a tank big enough to reef. I have a 75gal display and a 34 gallon sump which I just plumbed. My main question (and forgive me if its already answered somewhere here) is how long you should...

I just got the deal of a lifetime but at the same time the headache of a lifetime. I got a brand new Red Sea Reefer that has never seen water off of Craigslist. It was from someone who was obviously very serious about reefing. It came with bags and boxes full of equipment that is mostly brand...

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Hello everyone, Had tanks the majority of my life with the exception of the last 15 years as I always wanted to do seahorse exclusive tank but heard they outcome was always devastating. With technology where it is today and the fact I just bought a reef fready, sixty semi-gallon reef tank, I...

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Hi all. I would like to run a pump from my holding tank (newly filtered water) to my two aquariums so that I can avoid the 5-gallon bucket routine. Since there are two tanks, I would envision a hose with submersible pump rather than a fixed pipe design. Has anyone done this before or have any...

I need help setting up the plumbing to my sump. I just got a little 30 gallon and am going to have it drilled here soon, but figured I should sort everything else out first. How many of what size holes should I drill? -I'm not sure if I should have one main and one emergency or if I just...

Hello everyone new member here just got my first tank today! Its a 75 Gallon cube tank made by Deep Blue. It came with a Reef Ready plumbing kit but when i opened the box there was no instructions. I have never done one of these or have any photos to fall back can anyone help me out.

I have a Danner Supreme mag drive utility pump, hard plumbed into my sump in the basement back to my display. I needed to fix an electrical issue in my house, and turned off 2 breakers, one of them being the line my tank/pump is on. I fixed the issue, turned everything back on, and all is...

i just recently bought a 210 gallon glass tank without an overflow installed. my question is should i install an internal overflow. if i do how large should i make the overflow hole and do i make more than one?

I have been doing more reading about the drains and may go with Herbie after all. I was running Herbie method in MN before, but realize I was just doing what I thought the guy at the LFS told me to do, so it was working, but wasn't quite right. In FL, decided to go with the Durso, but it...

I am new to the forum here. Sorry if this post is in the wrong section. A quick question: I have recently found a number of sources for colored silicone hose online. I ordered some in red and it has a really nice look and feel to it. I would like to use it for both the drain and return lines to...

Hello - I am hard plumbing and installing my 55gallon sump in my basement, feeding my 93 gallon cube display tank. I am running a 1" "relief" valve off a T-fitting above my return pump, to better allow control of the flow into my display. My question is: Where should I run the relief valve...

Hello Reefers; I looked around for a thread to address my question but did not see anything. Sorry, if it is there and I am being redundant. I am in the process of completing my sump this weekend and I have a question about my eshopps pf-1200 overflow box: Tank specs: 75 usg reef tank...

This sump came with a 125g reef ready tank I purchased off of craigslist. It says U.S. Aquarium on it but i cant find anything on the net about them. Anyone have any ideas what kind of sump this is and how i should set it up? Any feed back would be great thanks!:read:

I got a new tank and I have never had a sump before the tank is acrylic and pre-drilled. I don't know the exact bulksize or size of the holes (I bought it on craigslist) on friday i'm going to drill the stand to fit the two holes(return,drain). Reading online and on forums I need about 1350gph...

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I am thinking of converting a 15x15x24 cube tank into a nano reef system. I will be "attaching" a 20 gallon-long aquarium sump for filtration. Would a 1/2" downpipe be sufficient or should I consider a 3/4"? It is a fifteen gallon tank. I'm new to the sump world and this tank will be a...