Some assembly required

[me2003]

This is the current state of my tank.
A couple of questions
Are there any issues with joining flexible pvc with
pvc cement?
Can you connect the two drains together with
1 inch pipe T?
Two of the returns are made with PVC joints. Is there
a easy way to stabilize at the top?
I keep trying different combinations. The plumbing
has to fit under the tank. I have been to HD 5 times.

 

[SteveDola]

Tally? $$$ if you dont mind-

nice choice on the OM...thats the way im leaning...any specs?

 

[me2003]

Guess at least $2500-3000
This is why I buy one item at a time and
have waited until I have enough to assembly the tank.
I actually got some very good deals that keep the price low.
I try not to think about the total cost.
It's like any hobby golf, scuba diving, woodworking etc.
I know several people that have spent over 10k on there
woodworking shop. At least I get to see the tanks every
day. I have seen many table saws used a shelves.

 

[me2003]

I have been researching and reading this forum a lot.
The Ocean motion is very well built and a lot of local
reefers have good things to say about it.
The squirt is a lot smaller than the 4 way, but
does not have as many options. I have tried the squid,
wave makers etc. This looks like a much more reliable solution.
The velocity is very highly recommended.
I had a Ilwaki before. It work well but was to noisy.

Oceanic 140 gallon tank and stand
Velocity Titanium Water T3 Pump 800 gph
Ocean Motion revolution
Ocean Motion Squirt
Euro Style Protein Skimmer #G-2x
CoralLife Agualight 2 150 DE and 2 96 watt actinic 3 moonlights
MTC ProCal calciun reactor (Would have selected minicalc but the price was right)
http://www.oceanicsystems.com/products_aq_rrtanks.html
http://www.esuweb.com/cardfile.asp?...elationship=313
http://www.seaquestmarine.com/cgi-b...t&SEARCH=search
http://www.championlighting.com/e/e...kimmers/g2.html
http://www.marinetechnical.com/procal.htm

-------------------------------- electrical ----------------------------------
Blue Line Aqua pump calcium reactor 45 watts
Sedra 3500 protein skimmer 35 watts
Velocity Titanium Water Pump - T2 98 watts
Lights 492 watts

 

[me2003]

Any plumbing experts out there? Start glueing tomorrow


Are there any issues with joining flexible pvc with
pvc cement?
Can you connect the two drains together with
1 inch pipe T?
Two of the returns are made with PVC joints. Is there
a easy way to stabilize at the top?

 

[nunofs]

Some people here have used regular PVC cement to join flexible PVC, but there is a special cement that's recommended for flexible PVC, that's the one I used to glue spa-flex.

I wouldn't recommend connecting the two drains together, you'd lose the redundancy advantage of having 2 separate drains.

Nuno

 

[me2003]

Nuno
Thanks for the info. After I read your post I did more research on flexible
PVC. There are a lot of people that use regular PVC cement. There are also
reports of it creating brittle connections that are easy to pull apart.
I will wait until I get the right flex pvc cement.
I went with two separate drains. It looks like another trip to HD.

 

[JustDavidP]

I used regular PVC cement for all my pressurized plumbing. My overflow thorugh the sump and fuge spraybar are connected with no glues at all.