Plumbing?? HELP!

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Originally Posted by muck

I am assuming she will be by her discription in the first post.
A small hole in the pipe just below water level will be just fine for syphon break.

+3 for the siphon break. You could have saved yourself some money and skipped the check valves. They're not very reliable in saltwater applications because they tend to 'gunk up'. Minimally they're one more thing that always needs to be cleaned and will add that much more work to your regular maintenance.

Hot tub flex hose on the other hand is well worth the additional cost. You'll save yourself some of the parts, cutting, cementing and flow resistance by being able to bend around corners smoothly.

The Reef Aquarium Vol 3 has an excellent chapter on aquarium plumbing and is well worth a read.

Also consider visiting others in the area to see how they did the plumbing on their tanks.