Prisitine plumbing thread!

kentrob11 · 06/29/2009, 08:00 AM

OK so I'k one of those anal retentive people that thinks the plumbing, filtration of a reef system should be nearly as interesting/impressive as the tank itself so I'm starting a thread to showcase systems that could win "behind the scenes system of the month" here on RC :-P I want to see well thought out plumbing/filtration photos that exemplify clean plumbing and clean filtration installations. This is not a simple"show me your plumbing" thread! Only the cleanest, most impressive installations please :-) Who's first?

Garage1217 · 06/29/2009, 01:19 PM

I think many deserve to post, but at to modest to post....

dantimdad · 06/29/2009, 01:29 PM

This will be awesome. I feel the same way and am in the process of setting plumbing on a 118 with a Dart and OM closed loop.

Can't wait to see some inspiring pictures!

dantimdad

H20ENG · 06/29/2009, 06:29 PM

Ooh this will be good. I'm a sucker for a good clean install.

The first guy that comes to mind is Brett- Putawaywet. He always goes the extra mile to make it look clean. I know there are lots more out there.

H20ENG · 06/29/2009, 06:40 PM

Ok, Not the greatest, but these were pretty clean installs.

500G predator tank with a Gen 1 RK2 fractionator (insulated since the water is 52 degrees

)

Surge for a huge hex reef tank

Alternating surge for a sand dollar exhibit

drummereef · 06/29/2009, 11:23 PM

I've cleaned up some things since these pics but I like the way mine has turned out so far.

jb61264 · 06/30/2009, 12:11 AM

Ugh...now that Brett has posted his beautiful plumbing job...I refuse to embarrass myself

very tight Brett!

jessebro45 · 06/30/2009, 12:19 AM

beautiful!!!!!

FFrankie · 06/30/2009, 07:19 AM

Here's my Closed Loop on my 120 recently re plumbed.

kentrob11 · 06/30/2009, 07:27 AM

That's what I'm talking about guys....Keep em coming! Anybody got a clean install with gray PVC/fittings?

ah30k · 06/30/2009, 07:35 AM

Brett, is your tank set up in a pharma clean-room or a surgical suite? Holy smokes

drummereef · 06/30/2009, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by jb61264
Ugh...now that Brett has posted his beautiful plumbing job...I refuse to embarrass myself very tight Brett!

Haha, thanks, jb61264. Don't feel embarrassed, lets see your setup!

drummereef · 06/30/2009, 10:46 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ah30k
Brett, is your tank set up in a pharma clean-room or a surgical suite? Holy smokes

Hehe, I did do a lot of surgical plumbing though.

Rhodes19 · 06/30/2009, 12:52 PM

Wow!!! Brett, nicely done. That looks like a nice standard to follow.

drummereef · 06/30/2009, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Rhodes19
Wow!!! Brett, nicely done. That looks like a nice standard to follow.

Thanks Rhodes.

Here's a couple quick videos of the sump in action if anyone cares. The noise is exaggerated because I'm using my crappy point and shoot camera for the vid.

TurboGuru · 06/30/2009, 04:16 PM

my camera is having a seizure in this humidity, sorry best pic of many.

I'm just putting the finishing touches on the plumbing of my 90g SPS build using a barracuda as the return pump.

Your thoughts?

Henry Bowman · 06/30/2009, 04:34 PM

Drummereef-Brett

In a couple of your pictures I can see some type of hangar that your PVC is on. Where'd you get them and or what are they called?

Nice clean set-up !

H20ENG · 06/30/2009, 04:41 PM

Henry,
I got some just like them at Lowes, but really any place that sells plumbing should have something similar. They are commonly used to support DWV plumbing.
HTH

kentrob11 · 06/30/2009, 07:29 PM

Lookin good Guru! Let's see some more...

kentrob11 · 06/30/2009, 07:33 PM

I don't really have any plumbing stuff to post but I guess these have a little bit of plumbing in them :-P I have to admit that I am every bit as excited about building the filtration/plumbing part of my next system as I am the tank itself. I'm a big fan of unions, modified unions and valves so there will be quite a few of them. The main tank will be about 750 gallons so you can imagine how much of that stuff will be in use!

drummereef · 06/30/2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Henry Bowman
Drummereef-Brett

In a couple of your pictures I can see some type of hangar that your PVC is on. Where'd you get them and or what are they called?

Nice clean set-up !

Hey Henry, I got my pvc hangers from Lowes. You can find them in the plumbing department by the pvc fittings. They have them in all sizes from 1" up to 3" or so. Maybe even bigger. The only thing I don't like about the 1" hangers is the length is shorter than the 1.5" hangers. Overall they are great when you need to stabilize your plumbing.

tedu · 06/30/2009, 10:08 PM

My 270, still sorting out electrical wiring...

Several threads have influenced my design, particularly Hop's overall fish room 'style'.

Too much $ in gray PVC fittings.

FFrankie · 06/30/2009, 10:39 PM

That looks great Tedu. Is it 40 or 80?

tedu · 06/30/2009, 10:44 PM

Thanks!
Almost all of it is Sch 40.
There are a few pieces that were either not made or out of stock that ended up being Sch 80.
Also a few pieces that were only available in white and had to be painted gray to satisfy my compulsion.

kentrob11 · 07/01/2009, 07:02 AM

Awesome! That's the kinda stuff I'm looking for...

06/29/2009, 08:00 AM	#1
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	Prisitine plumbing thread! OK so I'k one of those anal retentive people that thinks the plumbing, filtration of a reef system should be nearly as interesting/impressive as the tank itself so I'm starting a thread to showcase systems that could win "behind the scenes system of the month" here on RC :-P I want to see well thought out plumbing/filtration photos that exemplify clean plumbing and clean filtration installations. This is not a simple"show me your plumbing" thread! Only the cleanest, most impressive installations please :-) Who's first?

06/29/2009, 01:19 PM	#2
Garage1217 GET OFF MY LAWN Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Globally Posts: 5,863	I think many deserve to post, but at to modest to post.... __________________ No great genius has ever existed without some touch of madness ~ Aristotle If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? ~ Albert Einstein I'm just as bent as ever. Hellishly so ~ Captain Jack Sparrow Current Tank Info: Systems and goodies by Lee-Mar / Coralvue / Neptune Systems / Jager / Spectrapure / Cree / Meanwell + more!

06/29/2009, 01:29 PM	#3
dantimdad Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: The Dirty South Posts: 315	This will be awesome. I feel the same way and am in the process of setting plumbing on a 118 with a Dart and OM closed loop. Can't wait to see some inspiring pictures! dantimdad __________________ “The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.” - Nikola Tesla Current Tank Info: 50 reef (dry docked after vandalism...long story), 46 reef and getting ready to setup 300+ shark tank

06/29/2009, 11:23 PM	#6
drummereef Team RC Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: STL Posts: 14,754	I've cleaned up some things since these pics but I like the way mine has turned out so far. __________________ -Brett 180g Marineland Starfire In-Wall 278 gallon system

06/30/2009, 12:11 AM	#7
jb61264 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 1,112	Ugh...now that Brett has posted his beautiful plumbing job...I refuse to embarrass myself very tight Brett! __________________ In the end (and the begining) we're all just stardust anyway... Current Tank Info: 75 gallon SPS reef/55 gallon sump/6x54W TEK T5HO/Reef Octopus 200 Extreme Skimmer/Reef Octopus Single Chamber Calcium Reactor/RKL

06/29/2009, 06:29 PM	#4
H20ENG Pro builder/aquarist hack Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NORCAL (Vacaville, CA) Posts: 5,125	Ooh this will be good. I'm a sucker for a good clean install. The first guy that comes to mind is Brett- Putawaywet. He always goes the extra mile to make it look clean. I know there are lots more out there.

06/29/2009, 06:40 PM	#5
H20ENG Pro builder/aquarist hack Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NORCAL (Vacaville, CA) Posts: 5,125	Ok, Not the greatest, but these were pretty clean installs. 500G predator tank with a Gen 1 RK2 fractionator (insulated since the water is 52 degrees ) Surge for a huge hex reef tank Alternating surge for a sand dollar exhibit

06/30/2009, 12:19 AM	#8
jessebro45 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Miami Posts: 244	beautiful!!!!!

06/30/2009, 07:19 AM	#9
FFrankie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 766	Here's my Closed Loop on my 120 recently re plumbed.

06/30/2009, 07:27 AM	#10
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	That's what I'm talking about guys....Keep em coming! Anybody got a clean install with gray PVC/fittings?

06/30/2009, 07:35 AM	#11
ah30k Moved On Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SE-PA (Philly Suburbs) Posts: 314	Brett, is your tank set up in a pharma clean-room or a surgical suite? Holy smokes

06/30/2009, 12:52 PM	#14
Rhodes19 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 971	Wow!!! Brett, nicely done. That looks like a nice standard to follow.

06/30/2009, 04:16 PM	#16
TurboGuru TBRC Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Tampa, FL. Posts: 991	my camera is having a seizure in this humidity, sorry best pic of many. I'm just putting the finishing touches on the plumbing of my 90g SPS build using a barracuda as the return pump. Your thoughts? __________________ Never do anything you don't want to have to explain to the Paramedics... Never drive faster than your guardian angel can fly.. "Panic will save your life, provided you are the first to panic and are headed in the right direction." Brannigan Click on my username and go to my homepage to see my build thread. Current Tank Info: Soon to Finish (yeah right!) my 90G SPS build.

06/30/2009, 04:34 PM	#17
Henry Bowman Reefing since '87 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Allegheny Mountains of VA Posts: 2,162	Drummereef-Brett In a couple of your pictures I can see some type of hangar that your PVC is on. Where'd you get them and or what are they called? Nice clean set-up ! __________________ Have a good'un Current Tank Info: 90 gl SPS dominant / upgrade in the works

06/30/2009, 04:41 PM	#18
H20ENG Pro builder/aquarist hack Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: NORCAL (Vacaville, CA) Posts: 5,125	Henry, I got some just like them at Lowes, but really any place that sells plumbing should have something similar. They are commonly used to support DWV plumbing. HTH

06/30/2009, 07:29 PM	#19
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	Lookin good Guru! Let's see some more...

06/30/2009, 07:33 PM	#20
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	I don't really have any plumbing stuff to post but I guess these have a little bit of plumbing in them :-P I have to admit that I am every bit as excited about building the filtration/plumbing part of my next system as I am the tank itself. I'm a big fan of unions, modified unions and valves so there will be quite a few of them. The main tank will be about 750 gallons so you can imagine how much of that stuff will be in use!

06/30/2009, 10:08 PM	#22
tedu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dunwoody, GA USA Posts: 262	My 270, still sorting out electrical wiring... Several threads have influenced my design, particularly Hop's overall fish room 'style'. Too much $ in gray PVC fittings.

06/30/2009, 10:39 PM	#23
FFrankie Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Charleston,SC Posts: 766	That looks great Tedu. Is it 40 or 80?

06/30/2009, 10:44 PM	#24
tedu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Dunwoody, GA USA Posts: 262	Thanks! Almost all of it is Sch 40. There are a few pieces that were either not made or out of stock that ended up being Sch 80. Also a few pieces that were only available in white and had to be painted gray to satisfy my compulsion.

07/01/2009, 07:02 AM	#25
kentrob11 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 4,520	Awesome! That's the kinda stuff I'm looking for...