Setting Up Plumbing

casper1875

Member
I'm not sure how I loaded the pictures so please excuse the order. I have a 180 gallon All Glass reef ready tank.
Oceanic Model 3 Reef Ready Sump
Mag 18 pump
Outer Orbit HQI/T5HO lighting system
NW-200 protien skimmer
TidePool for the fuge
My sump and protien skimmer do not fit under the tank. So I need to place them behind the aquarium. I'm setting this up in the basement. I hung up a fake wall so I have access to the back.
I don't know how to set the plumbing up. I think I need to run both the intakes to the sump. Then inside the sump I put the protien skimmer in the second section, the third part will hold the pump. How do I connect the refugium. The TidePool has holes cut into the end of it.
Any thoughts?
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florida joe

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Great set up you will have fun getting it up and running. First think IMO is deciding if you are going to run PVC or tubing or a combo of both. Weekends are tuff-getting responses but by this coming week I am sure we all can have you well on your way. is your tank drilled
 

casper1875

Member
Yes it's drilled. I was thinking pvc, however I'll go with what's best for the tank. Sorry to get back so late. My son races micro sprint on Saturdays.
I've been working on this for over a year. I can't wait to get it all set up and put my fish into this new home. My son bought me a powder brown tang so I had to go bigger.
 

casper1875

Member
There are no leaks so I'll drain it tonight. I hope to get my plumbing set up real soon. Any help would be great. This has been a very slow process so far.
 

jdl

Member
since you have a fake wall, there are so many options.
You may want to just use a rubbermaid stock tank for your sump as well.
I used PVC for my drains and flexPVC for my returns. Glued it right into the bulkheads. The flex allows bending but is expensive compared to normal PVC.
 

casper1875

Member
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1042.jpg
Left side where the tank is drilled (It's the same on the other side)
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1043.jpg
Top of sump with skimmer in the middle and mag pump at other end.
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1051.jpg
Top of TidePool I was thinking of turning this into the refugium.
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1048.jpg
The end had been drilled with 2 holes.
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1045.jpg
Sump the picture looks dark.
http://i533.photobucket.com/albums/e...5/100_1044.jpg
 

jdl

Member
you most likely got your tank at *************?
you can get your plumbing parts there but they probably charge more. You can get the standpipes at dursostandpipes or build it yourself.
as far as connecting your pieces together. This pic may give you an idea. You haev different things but in general you may want to have the refuge overflow into the sump. The picture shows my skimmer overflowing into my sump. I dont use a refuge as i built an algae scrubber where the extended pipe is located.
 

casper1875

Member
I bought a 75 from there when my other tank sprung a leak. I bought the 180 on e* bay. I try to bargin shop.
I checked on the site and they don't have one listed. I'll check out the site you listed.
 
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