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04-03-2008, 02:57 AM
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New Tank Arrived. Need Some Plumbing Advice...
I'm trying to do my plumbing (first time) by dry fitting all the parts but I've run into a little snag. The Flex Hose I bought from Western Pump are a little too stiff. The distance from the overflow to the sump isn't very far so the flex hose isn't bending the way I want it to. I have a few questions...
1. Do you know where I can get 'more flexible' hose in Calgary? 2. I might decide to go with PVC pipes instead of flex hose. For those who have done that, how do you design it so that it can be dismantled later if you ever need to move your tank and/or sump? I've attached some pictures of what my setup looks like. Any help you can provide would be great! Pictures are good too. Thanks. MainDisplay.jpg Sump.jpg Setup.jpg PVC.jpg 
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04-03-2008, 03:09 AM
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You can heat up the flex with a heat gun to increase flexibility. The pipe will set in the form you've bent it to after it cools.
As far as modular assembly, that is a GOOD idea and easily accomplished with unions/true union ball valves. Also, your pictures are not showing up 
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04-03-2008, 03:48 AM
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I logged into a different computer and I can see my pics in the first and third post. Sorry for all the pictures. I can't seem to delete this 3rd post. Let me know if you're still having troubles viewing the pictures.
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04-03-2008, 05:21 AM
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Umm, who designed your sump?
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04-03-2008, 05:47 AM
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If you do decide to use PVC, the answer to your dismantle question is...valves and unions.
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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04-03-2008, 06:12 AM
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I can't see your pictures either!
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65 gallon tank, 3 gallon refugium, 90lbs LR, 50 lbs live sand, Coralife Super Skimmer 125, 24" 250 watt DE Pendant w/14K Hamilton. 1 ocellaris clowns,1 Tomini Tang, 6 line wrasse, 12 turbo grazer snails, 12 nassarius snails, 12 Cerith. Open Brain, Metallic Green Brain, candy cane coral, 1 enchino frags, and 2 maxima clam.
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04-03-2008, 06:40 AM
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Pictures are loading for me!
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04-03-2008, 02:43 PM
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Nice tank! Looks deep, what are the dimensions? Hopefully you have long arms!!!
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