Lunchbucket
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So how do you guys suggest supporting it?
Maybe I should plug the holes and buy more tunzes
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Maybe I should plug the holes and buy more tunzes
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Lunchbucket's 48"x48"x20" Reef
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melev
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Just do a search for Dudester's posts and you should find the 'office tank' thread pretty easily.
You may be able to affix some type of support device to your stand, or create some type of simple scaffold to tie the plumbing to. It doesn't have to be outrageous, and it may not even be necessary. Just look at everything carefully and consider both weight and the constant pull of gravity.
You may be able to affix some type of support device to your stand, or create some type of simple scaffold to tie the plumbing to. It doesn't have to be outrageous, and it may not even be necessary. Just look at everything carefully and consider both weight and the constant pull of gravity.
Lunchbucket
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melev I'll check any idea what page?
Hmm...I'll see what I can make. Wonder wood or PVC? What material?
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Hmm...I'll see what I can make. Wonder wood or PVC? What material?
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melev
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Wood or PVC would work. Drill it at the right height and ziptie it or screw large plastic pipe holding c-brackets to the uprights.
It was somewhere near the end of that thread, maybe within the last 5 pages. It recently had quite a bit of activity when he added a bunch of new pictures, but it seems like the discussion about the heavy pipes was back in Feb/Mar of this year.
It was somewhere near the end of that thread, maybe within the last 5 pages. It recently had quite a bit of activity when he added a bunch of new pictures, but it seems like the discussion about the heavy pipes was back in Feb/Mar of this year.
Lunchbucket
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melev - Still never found that area where the had troubles w/ the pipes..I'm blind? Any help?
I'm still clueless on how to brace the pipes up. Anyone have pics of what they have done?
Lunchbucket
I'm still clueless on how to brace the pipes up. Anyone have pics of what they have done?
Lunchbucket
i think you guys are talking about the stress from the weight of the pvc on the bulkheads right. if so i have a little story to prove how dangerous it can be. i was moving a tank and part of the pvc was still in the bulkhead. well as i was trying to put it in the jeep the length of the pvc acted like a wrnch and broke the back pain of glass where the bulkhead was. not a fun night!! so any bulkheads in tanks now i make sure that they are sufficiently braced when set up
Lunchbucket
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Yeah sucks Marc.
Hmm...still trying to fathom this in my mind how to set it all up to brace
Lunchbucket
Hmm...still trying to fathom this in my mind how to set it all up to brace
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melev
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Anything that feels heavy needs a leg to hold onto. Zipties would be easy. A single board drilled with holes for the zipties to go through would work, somewhat like pegboard.
If you think the plumbing is solid, don't worry about it. We're just recommending you think about possible points of failure, but if you think they are unwarranted, so be it.
If you think the plumbing is solid, don't worry about it. We're just recommending you think about possible points of failure, but if you think they are unwarranted, so be it.
Lunchbucket
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I'm not saying they are unwarranted I'm just trying to figure out how to get braces on there w/out getting them in the way of stuff and actually taking some "load'
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tigerarmy40
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your tank is coming along very nicely!!! I like the idea of adding the valve to the pump drain...I think I might steal that for my dart! have you fired the closed loop and tested the all your plumbing? I just got mine up and running and found that Im going to need omni flex nozzles on the outputs to stop water from going over the top of the tank...
just looked again and your outputs are low enought that you wont run into the same issues that I am and after having a second look I dont see any reason you would have to support your plumbing if its is going to sit as it is in the pics.
just looked again and your outputs are low enought that you wont run into the same issues that I am and after having a second look I dont see any reason you would have to support your plumbing if its is going to sit as it is in the pics.
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KingfishJohn
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Lunch,
I had the trouble with our pipes as they became too heavy and started to weight down the back bulkheads. You did one thing super right which was to use schedule 80 bulkheads (this all but eliminated your problem but I still don't like the horizontal stress you're putting on every hole).
If you could somehow make risers that supported your horizontal runs that would definitely help as those unions are heavy too. I can't think of a way to make it look clean off the top of my head.
John
I had the trouble with our pipes as they became too heavy and started to weight down the back bulkheads. You did one thing super right which was to use schedule 80 bulkheads (this all but eliminated your problem but I still don't like the horizontal stress you're putting on every hole).
If you could somehow make risers that supported your horizontal runs that would definitely help as those unions are heavy too. I can't think of a way to make it look clean off the top of my head.
John
Lunchbucket
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KingfishJohn - Thanks man. The sched 80's will help but I understand what all you are saying. I'm not saying it has to be clean but efficient it should be.
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If the plumbing in question is under the stand you could always drill a small hole thru the metal stand and run a ziptie through it. From there you can just chain link a few zip ties to get low enough to go around the pipe and pull them up tight.
I had the same problem with the plumbing coming from my OM4Way. But I took the simple route and just ran a screw up into the underneath side of the plywood that is under the tank and attached some zipties to it and around the pipe. I kinda went in a an angle but with the thickness of the plywood (3/4") and the 1/2" foam I wasnt real worried about running the screw up into the tank. That is why I opted for this route instead of drilling the little holes in the metal stand. Both would work fine.
I only used 1" screws and left at least 1/4" out to tie the zipties to.
Scott
If the plumbing in question is under the stand you could always drill a small hole thru the metal stand and run a ziptie through it. From there you can just chain link a few zip ties to get low enough to go around the pipe and pull them up tight.
I had the same problem with the plumbing coming from my OM4Way. But I took the simple route and just ran a screw up into the underneath side of the plywood that is under the tank and attached some zipties to it and around the pipe. I kinda went in a an angle but with the thickness of the plywood (3/4") and the 1/2" foam I wasnt real worried about running the screw up into the tank. That is why I opted for this route instead of drilling the little holes in the metal stand. Both would work fine.
I only used 1" screws and left at least 1/4" out to tie the zipties to.
Scott
Lunchbucket
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I am going to use pipe strapping and screws for anything under the stand but this stuff is out of the back of the tank...see pics page earlier
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