Prisitine plumbing thread!

[TurboGuru]

Nice!

 

[leslie hempel]

wow stumbled onto this now very nice and neat.

 

[Titeo]

Wooww all tank are impressive

 

[sbleile]

Wow, this thread has some great ideas!!!

 

[toddanddaneen]

Lots of good inspiration for my build that i'm currently working on. Great job everyone!

 

[noobtothereef]

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

how big is that pump on your closed loop?? Im setting up a 120 currently and will be doing a closed loop.

 

[FFrankie]

It is a Dolphin Ampmaster 3000.
azreefer, awesome setup! Where did you get the sump? Do you have a link?

 

[azreefer]

Thanks FFrankie. The poly sump was built by My Reef Creations.

 

[sbleile]

azreefer, what make/model of skimmer is that?

 

[azreefer]

The skimmer is a My Reef Creations Orca Pro 3.

 

[noobtothereef]

It is a Dolphin Ampmaster 3000.
azreefer, awesome setup! Where did you get the sump? Do you have a link?

WOW 3000gph on that closed loop!

 

[sbleile]

thanks azreefer

 

[jesserettele]

Is this the bean drain system? how do you like it? Very sharp set up, thanks for sharing.

Well, better late than never

Your kid is hilarious, I love it! It looks like you have a 3/4" and a 1" SCWD. How do you like that set up? Is it adjustable?

Mine all has to stay in the stand as well. I went with SCWDs and closed loops so it sits alittle back from the tank. I've also got 2 Iwakis that feed one SCWD and come from one intake.

just tagging along enjoying all the pristine creations.

 

[Spssteven]

it's not a big set up but I thinks it's comming along ok
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pumps for the closed loops
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[Rhodes19]

WOW 3000gph on that closed loop!

Its an sps tank. Absolutely gorgeous.

 

[g8gxp]

Why does everyone use 90 degree fittings instead of two 45's? Wouldn't it cut down on the head pressure? The difference in space used is negligible. Is it the cost?

 

[Spssteven]

I didn't use very many 45 degrees because it takes 2 fittings to get to 90degree and on my set up not much space

 

[noobtothereef]

Why does everyone use 90 degree fittings instead of two 45's? Wouldn't it cut down on the head pressure? The difference in space used is negligible. Is it the cost?

I hope its not cost as they are only 20 cents a piece or so.......

 

[uncleof6]

Why does everyone use 90 degree fittings instead of two 45's? Wouldn't it cut down on the head pressure? The difference in space used is negligible. Is it the cost?

In terms of head pressure, two 45's is exactly the same as a 90. On a drain line, 45's will cause less turbulence than a 90 will.

Jim

 

[ChknWing]

I used sweep 90s in mine which take up the same space as 2 45s and IMO they have smoother curves thus, in my head less resistance

Uncle... isn't it about loss of energy due to deflection i.e. hitting 2 45s would be less than hitting a 90

Jesse, I like the 1" SCWD b/c you can take it apart and clean it out. Apparently my 3/4" SCWD is jammed and only pushing one side (not rotating) I am currently deployed and can't fix it as my wife doesn't really know how to take everything apart.
Also, I had a design error so I only use one of the closed loops at the moment, I plan on fixing all of this on R and R and will then be able to comment on if I like the 1" SCWD better