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  1. Transportaion engineers and plumbing...oh my - AKA plumbing part II

    Well, I planned my work and worked my plan...until my brain got in the way, then I revised my plan and made things way more complicated.
    Anyway, the plumbing is done...mostly.

    How we got there:

    Time to plumb a pump.

    I started with a 3/4" to 1 1/2" adaptor threaded to a 1 1/2" union. I screwed these 2 fittings together prior to putting them on the pump to avoid cracking the pump housing.
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    Updated 02-19-2012 at 08:09 PM by blakew (Added an additional thought.)

    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ DIY projects
  2. The big oops

    Anyone see what's wrong with this picture?

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    Doh! Guess I get to fix it in the morning.
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    Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing
  3. Let's plumb - part 1

    I want to start by thanking melev (Marc) for a great plumbing article and the follow up comments as well for helping me plan and begin the plumbing on my tank (finally).

    Marc's article can be found here: http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.p...o-it-correctly

    Here's the tank and sump on the stand (yeah).
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    Here's most of the plumbing parts. Some of you will notice there's a single union ball valve in ...

    Updated 02-27-2012 at 01:28 AM by blakew (fixing pictures)

    Categories
    Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ DIY projects
  4. Overflow - 700 GPH, 1500 GPH or something else

    I'm ready to order the overflow but wanted to get some input from some of you guys with more experience. After all I'm really liking the idea provided in one of my earlier blogs about using an MP-40 and maybe adding an MP-10 for flow over my planned use of a snapper hybrid (less electrical use and fewer holes in the tank). I've also just about talked myself into the AI Sol leds because they're more electrically efficient and if they last as long as advertised will be a significant savings in buying ...
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    Questions - Need some input , ‎ Tank Entry , ‎ Plumbing , ‎ Equipment