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Old 01-05-2014, 04:39 PM
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wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:09 PM
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wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?
Yeah it does look quite good actually

I did draw something up really quickly on scrap paper after I finalized on the tank/sump design. Kind of envisioned it the best I could in my head and put it down on paper... where I should put a valve, union, t, 90, 45, reducer bushing, thread adapter, etc. I bought a little extra just in case because for instance on the stand, some of the vertical supports got in the way of one of the returns and one of the drains. I think it took me like 20-30 min to draw it all out on paper.
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:15 PM
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Drains complete!


Full siphon drains in the corner bubble trap


Had to use some pipe straps to hold the piping up on some of the longer runs. Has a good weight to it when it's full of water!






This was a tight squeeze




Overflow box. Bean animal setup. Super quiet!


Fresh water testing


No leaks! And I'm not even a plumber... lol

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Old 01-05-2014, 05:22 PM
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Your plumbing looks great. Good work
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Old 01-05-2014, 05:58 PM
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I love your build so far.
Great job. I am a huge fan of tidy well organized systems.

Looking forward to see how you manage all your wiring and etc
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Old 01-05-2014, 06:26 PM
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Wow... Plumbing looks awesome.
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Old 01-06-2014, 02:36 AM
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Your plumbing looks great. Good work
Thanks!

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I love your build so far.
Great job. I am a huge fan of tidy well organized systems.

Looking forward to see how you manage all your wiring and etc
Thank you. I was trying to keep it tidy because old setup was very messy.

No plan for the wiring yet but will be planning it out as I go I guess. Have some energy bar 8's to mount, vdm modules, led drivers, power heads, etc... will be probably using a lot of cable mounts/ties.

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