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yellowsound
09/01/2014, 01:24 PM
Hi everyone,

I'm plumbing my new 60 gallon reef and
would love to get some feedback. Everything
is dry fitted right now, so if necessary I can
make some adjustments to this. Here's the
setup:

60 gallon Cadlights rimless display tank 36x18x22
26 gallon acrylic sump, arriving this week
(3 sections, from left to right: skimmer/refugium/return) 28x13x17

Plumbing, from left to right below:

1" emergency drain
3/4" main drain w/ Spears gate valve
1/2" return w/ Cepex true union ball valve

I realize the return line is on the small side;
I'm planning to go w/ pretty slow flow through
the sump (2-3x GPH), so hopefully this will work
ok. I have not chosen the return pump yet- I
wanted to finish the plumbing design first so that
I could accurately calculate the head... but will
probably be an Eheim. Once the pump is in, I'll
finish plumbing the return line.

First, if anyone sees potential problems with what
I've done so far, I'd be grateful for that feedback.
This is my first sump and plumbing job, so I'm trying
to take my time. I'm also curious if anyone has any
suggestions for PVC supports. There are obviously
the split ring hangers, but w/ those being metal, I'm
concerned about potential corrosion from exposure
to salt water. Anyone know of of any plastic/PVC/
non-corrosive alternatives?

All feedback welcome!!

Indymann99
09/01/2014, 03:27 PM
That Herbie plumbing will work just fine.

Indymann99
09/01/2014, 03:29 PM
Also for the PVC hangers, look in electrical section for the plastic conduit hangers.

yellowsound
09/01/2014, 03:54 PM
Thanks Indymann. I have looked for plastic conduit hangers, but haven't found anything super-useful for my setup. I did find the PVC J-Hooks, but I don't have any horizontal runs where these would work; I need to come off the back wall of the stand w/ something (I think). Any ideas?