Manifold?

[Ryan15236]

I am doing a build on my 125 gallon tank. Would it be a good idea to go ahead and plumb in a manifold? I do not plan on running an reactors at the moment but maybe as I learn more and get more comfortable with reef keeping then I may want to run some reactors. So would it be a good idea to go ahead and plumb in a manifold or nah I can figure out something when I get there?

 

[KingTriton1]

I'd go ahead and run a manifold if it were me

 

[slief]

I'd go ahead and run a manifold if it were me

Me too.

Plan ahead. You never know what you may need or want down the line and there is no sense in having to redo plumbing when you can plan ahead now and have a manifold in place. I would bet that once you get your feet wet and a feel for your systems needs, you will find youself looking at reactors. Things like carbon reactors and GFO reactors can be instrumental in maintaining a heathy system with crystal clear low nutrient water. As such, it would behoove you to set your return plumbing up with one now so you don't have to go back and re-do things.

Be sure to include gate valves and not ball valves at the end of each manifold output. Gate valves making fine tuning flow much easier. Also, add a ball or gate valve between the display and the manifold just in case you need some additional head pressure for the manifolds flow.

This is a shot of my manifold. I have gate valves at the end of each line. There is a ball valve on the return line just after the manifold so I can maintain enough pressure below the manifold to feed my reactors and my display refugium with enough water flow.

 

[Ryan15236]

I think I will go ahead and plumb one in. What is a good number of manifold outputs?

How do you guys room for all this stuff under your tank stands. My 4ft sump takes up most of the space. Then I have a ATO reservior. Reactors are going to be pushing lol

 

[Ryan15236]

Could I run reactors directly in the sump in like the return section?

 

[ericarenee]

I too agree plan and plumb them now. I also have a Drain line plumbed into my pump over to the washer drain box or to the basement floor drain as well. I have my Mixing station and Ato Tank also plumbed into my sump with smaller line and float switch.. as well have the ato plumbed into my ro/di water tank so i can turn a valve to fill it up.. I keep those seperate because my ato Is float valve only and if it sticks it can only dump 3 gallons of water .
So I Can make salt water Do water changes and even top off ato. without touching 1 drop of water.
I am so glad i did this because i messed my arm up VERY BADLY.And was told It would be a very LONG Recovery was 6 months in arm sling. and can now not lift more then a cup of coffee with my dominate (left ) arm..

So the more valves and unions the better... I Think i have like 20 ball valves in my sump room and only two water pumps . my mixing station pump and my Sump / Main pump.

 

[KingTriton1]

Could I run reactors directly in the sump in like the return section?

I like having my reactors inside my sump. I would run at least two lines for your manifold.