Plumbing Question - Union or No

[kory1006]

Dry fitting my plumbing for my 90g. Pictures below should be self explanatory.

Union

No union

Use the union, or no? And why?

 

[MJNTWise]

As many as you can. Much easer to up grade or change

 

[ChadRaay86]

you don't need unions, but they make taking your system apart easier. Given that, I'd move that gate valve up closer to the bulkhead as it will be a lot easier to play with and will be less bulky looking.

 

[anbosu]

I'd shorten up the tubing and include the unions. As often as possible you want to include them around mechanical devices for easy removal later.

 

[DjScRiBbLe]

+1 keep unions and shorten PVC between bulkhead and Union...

I have 2 drain and 2 return all with unions right below the bulkhead so of I want to redo plumbing my starting point is furthest back

 

[rob352]

The more Unions the better I always say

 

[Ali :D]

Union, knowing you, you'll probably change your mind about something and need to redirect the drain so I vote for Change... Well, I didn't in 2008...

 

[MrHarvard]

Union FTW..

 

[kory1006]

Better?

 

[MrHarvard]

Looks perfect to me.

 

[DjScRiBbLe]

Looks good

 

[aguila88psi]

I would stagger the unions for easier removal

 

[kory1006]

I would stagger the unions for easier removal

Picture is deceiving, there is plenty of room for me to get them apart.

 

[rogergolf66]

The more unions the better IMO