let the plumbing nightmare begin

[CMcNeil]

i went ahead and placed the order for my dart pump and all the plumbing i need to do the closed loop.i will hopefully have it by friday and can plumb it in this weekend.i brought home my 6 way to start adding the unions and ball valves to it.i am also trying to get the drain from the tank setup and the return pump plumbing done.this is gonna be fun to hook up .i feel sorry for you mflamb :eek1:
here is the 6 way -1 motor(gonna order this weekend)outlet side

intake side

and some drain plumbing,the ball valve will control the flow to the fuge

 

[mflamb]

You can do it!!! Looks good so far!!!

 

[CMcNeil]

yeah i know.it isnt that hard to do,plus i like the challenge of it.heres the sump pump intake.as you can see i added a union and ball valve for easy disassembly.

 

[mflamb]

Where did you order the Dart from?

 

[CMcNeil]

i went with marinedepot,i have used them before and already have an account with them.it was only $229.

 

[Ah64av8tor]

Chickinhawk,

John (FOIS) had the dart for $205 I almost picked one up last week.

 

[CMcNeil]

well crap i guess thats what i get for not calling him first to see.live and learn i guess.

 

[Ah64av8tor]

I think I need to get mine before he catches on.

 

[CMcNeil]

yeah you should get it while its cheap.

 

[ReefArtist]

Hey CheckinHawk, does it do your dishes? It looks like a robot or something. That looks great I hope it doesn't blow your 90g wall out - LOL. I'm sure it will work great, what will your next step be?

 

[CMcNeil]

no it doesnt do dishes lol.i need to buy the motor this week(thursday i hope).then i need to hook the motor to the unit and do a true test run with the dart.i will test it at work in a small tank and pray for no problems.i just cut the groves for the o-rings today.im going to use to 2 o-rings so hopefully no leaks.

 

[boydx6]

dart

dart

I just found this one:
http://columbus.craigslist.org/for/258903143.html

 

[ReefArtist]

I'm not sure if that's the same pump. It indicates it has two 1.5 intake/output, I could be wrong but I think the one checkinhawk purchased has 2.0/1.5. Just for information and I don't see where the model is listed. Cheap but . . .

 

[Ah64av8tor]

I think that is the old model with the 1.5 intake, they changed the seal and went to a 2.0 intake.

 

[CMcNeil]

 

[mflamb]

I'm scared!!!

 

[CMcNeil]

i am hooking up some of the plumbing now.i have the dart all unioned and ball valved.i should be able to get some spaflex hose from my boss tomorrow to make all the connections from the valve to the tank.

 

[Gimplar]

I give ya two thumbs up for this awesome project, i wish i had the money and experience to mess with stuff like this lol and i love the way you've set it up too! oh, btw, the rics are doing great!

 

[CMcNeil]

thanks for the compliments gimplar.im glad the rics are doing good,how is that baby yuma doing?

 

[CMcNeil]

this is how im going to have the drain setup.it is connected to the tank yet,just slid in not glued.the right side feeds the fuge.the left side will feed a filter sock.