Please Help Me Asap Plumbing!!!

[peckhead]

i need to get some pvc asap today. im not sure how to connect the pvc to the pump and to the return pipe... should i used glue to seal the pipes to it? then i wouldnt be able to clean them...lemme no...

 

[peckhead]

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[peckhead]

its a mag 9.5

 

[b0bby1]

peckhead, i cant answer ur problem here. but i saw in another one of ur posts u buy fish and live stuff from *****. is it ok ther, or are most of the fish sick. i no they have great prices.

 

[peckhead]

please try not to change the subject...
but no i dont buy things from *****, i was just saying that they have alot of the equip that the other person bought from a lfs for alot cheaper...but i dont really shop there. i do have 1 fish from there and it has been living great for 3 months so far. but i dont really plan on going there for live stock..
now back to the plumbing..

 

[bang guy]

Are you going to run it submerged or external?

 

[peckhead]

submerg. it is a 3/4" return hole drilled in the tank. and a mag 9.5 pump. the overflow i believe is rated for 400gph.

 

[peckhead]

im sorry. the return is 1" and the drain is 1.5"

 

[bang guy]

Don't glue anything to your pump. Since it's submerged you really don't have to worry about it being wtertight anyway. I use teflon paste on the threads.
You should have a true union and a valve (ball or gate) after the pump to make it easy to remove.
On the pressure side of the system everything should be glued. On the overflow side the teflon paste is usually enough to keep it watertight.

 

[peckhead]

ok im going to depot right now.
so i need some 1" pvc, ball valve, 2 45degree angles, and teflon paste?
see the return pipe..how do i connect the piping to that? just stick it in and use some teflon paste?

 

[peckhead]

stay with me bang guy!!!!!!!.........help!

 

[bang guy]

It looks like the return needs to go in the side of the tank, is that right? I don't see the gasket for the bulkhead but it might just be the picture. Have you tried to dry-fit it yet?
Don't forget to get a true-union and you'll also need a fitting to convert the slip-in to a female so you can screw it onto your pump.

 

[peckhead]

thank you for your help. for now i have decided to use clear flex tube instead of pvc and put a ball valve in the flex with 2 small pieces of pvc so the flex can connect to the ball valve if that makes sense...a little bit later on i will atempt to do it with pvc again but right now i just want to have this tank running!