Tonyscoots84's very long 60 gallon cube tank thread

[rkaragozler]

plumbing done for now...

Tony did you glue in the pieces yet?? If not replace the the 2 barb fittings with 1 size bigger. the reason behind this is because a 1" barb fitting really has a 3/4" opening, and a 3/4" really has a 1/2" opening.
Also if you can do away with the 90 Degree elbows from the drain, maybe a wye or even an elbow, The 90 will restrict flow down.

 

[masterswimmer]

Tony did you glue in the pieces yet?? If not replace the the 2 barb fittings with 1 size bigger. the reason behind this is because a 1" barb fitting really has a 3/4" opening, and a 3/4" really has a 1/2" opening.
Also if you can do away with the 90 Degree elbows from the drain, maybe a wye or even an elbow, The 90 will restrict flow down.

As always, great advice. +1 for Rich

R

 

[Tonyscoots84]

No i didnt glue them yet... But for some reason im just not happy using vinyl tubing i think im just gonna pipe the drain completely. Just trying to make it as easy as possible...

Thanks rich

 

[Tonyscoots84]

updated plumbing ( im going to change the barb fitting to an female end so i can screw it into the pvc male threaded adapter.) also going to leave the barb at that size...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

here is more rocks which reefrocks.net did another awesome job on such great rock.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

stay clear of these eshopps filter sock holders BIG POS.... it snapped with little effort while configuring plumbing. imagine a heavy filter sock on that...

 

[Tonyscoots84]

im just going to go old school hanging to ensure safeness of the tank. im going to drill in a deck screw into the 2x4 and get string filter socks and hang em that way. safe secure and it will work.

what does everyone recc. for hanging the pvc to secure it?

 

[fishman1069]

In HD or lowes you can get vinyl strapping in the plumbing section that has lil holes in it for the screws. That would probably be your best bet for securing the plumbing

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Yea i no about the straps n j hooks was wondering if there was anything diff.

 

[motortrendz]

your drain is gonna be really slow, i counted 4 elbows, that is really gonna slow down your flow, if a 1" pipe flows 600gph freely, then with the elbows youll be lucky to get 400.. with all those angles you might be better off with a 1 1/4" flex line so the inside diameter is still 1" and is a smoother transition..

 

[nanoreefer22]

oh la la sexy hand :flirt:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Thanks motor i dont mind it being slower i dont like flex hose or vinyl tubing at all so it should be fine i got 2 vortechs in the tank.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

Thanks kris :flirt:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

going to be doing the diy mesh top and light hangers this week :biggrin:

 

[Tonyscoots84]

this is how im planning on hanging the lights. will this work the way the lights are positioned?

going to be using 2 - 1 " emt conduit pipes. going to be spray painting them black with krylon fusion spray paint and all i would need to do is find those end pieces that ive seen on a thread. they kind of look like corks on one side and black plastic on the other to close up the end of the pipe..

 

[saltwaterinbrooklyn]

Tony you can use two black rubber cane ends , like people have at the bottom of the canes they use to walk with , easily accessible at any pharmacy or surgical supply shop

 

[thirty5]

You many have hard time finding rubber 1 inch caps. What kind of lights are you using. I used 3/4 in pipe and definatly strong enough and I used the caps for legs of folding chairs available at most ahrdware stores or home depot

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[Tonyscoots84]

im using the AI's thirty havent you read the thread :sigh: :joking: thanks a bunch guys im gonna take a look around see if i can find it

 

[noodleman]

have you had a chance to use the hanna cal and alk checkers yet? how are they?

 

[Tonyscoots84]

no al havent been able to... i dont have the tank up and running to check levels.