plumbing

I have always wanted to but never had the confidence to plumb a tank and run a sump. I recently bought a 75 gallon tank on Facebook marketplace for $60 with a pre drilled external eshopps medium external overflow which I will provide pictures of. I have a spare 20 gallon tall (wish it was a...

Hey all, I am currently trying to connect the python siphon to my faucet and am having trouble. I am wondering if any plumbing people or people with knowledge on faucets can tell me if this kind of faucet allows me to connect a siphon to it. I am in a college dorm if that makes any differences...

Hey everyone. I have a 135 gallon acrylic used tank I got cheap. I’m wanting to hook up 2 FX6s to the plumbing but I’m a little confused on what equipment I need and how to do it. The tank has a 1.5” bulkhead and a 1” bulkhead in the center overflow. Then it has two 1 inch bulkheads on the...

Thinking of drilling the side of my 500 gallon acrylic tank for ease of water changes. The plan would be to install a bulkhead and plumb a valve so that up to 50% of the water would drain by just opening the valve. I keep discus so anything that eases the water change will keep my honest on my...

Have a moving coming up next year and trying to start parting with some of my tanks and fish before then. Open to offers and can get more pics upon request. Unable to ship any fish so only doing pickups. Aquariums and other parts are open for shipping but at the buyers expense. I have a 720...

Hey all, I am awaiting my 405 Pentair tank which should arrive in about two weeks and am starting to stress over the best way to filter it. I keep Freshwater ways in glass aquariums with a sump. This will be his forever home and free up my 210 for other animals. I wanted to go with a mech...

Hi, I'm not sure if this post belongs here or the DIY section so any mods feel free to move it if you feel that's necessary. So I got a used 555 liter tank (~150 US Gal) and I want to make a sump system for it. I already bought the bulkheads and the pump, but not the stand and the actual sump...

Hi, I know it's a somewhat weird question. But does anyone have a way to measure the thickness of the bottom panel of a tank? The tank has a bottom trim that is glued on so it isn't visible from the side. I can measure the side thickness and assume they're the same, but one can only be so sure...

So I'm currently working on getting a 120 gallon aquarium (48"x24"x24") set up. It has a 30 gallon (36"x12"x16") sump which is currently set up in a rather underwhelming fashion. My current plans for drainage are as follows: the system will drain via two "megaflow" style overflows tied together...

Hey guys I figured I would share my latest addition to my setup with my fellow Cichla members. After lugging buckets and draining tank water into my kitchen sink I came up with a solution to make my life a bit easier (and the wife a bit happier). I decided to run a drain to the back of my fish...

I'm setting up a new acrylic tank that is bottom drilled. My plan is to add closed bulkheads that I will only open when I need to drain the tank. I want something good quality and that has strainers. Any suggestions on what I should get would be greatly appreciated. Also what kind of sealant...

Hi guys, I know that a one inch pipe will drain 600 gpg. So if i drill 2 one inch, that'll be 1200 GPH max? Because i bought a 220g aquarium with the plan to plumb it like this, but i want to turn the water at least 8x per hour (my pump is rated 1900 gph, will be tuned for 1760gph in this...

Finally made progress on my sump and tank. I will post as much information as I can in hopes it will help other newbies such as myself. Please feel free to critique as I will be filling the system soon to test everything! Tank Specs: 305 Gallons 3/4” Starphire (all walls) L 84” W 30” H 28”...

My most recent fish rack build made me realize how much I don’t know about plumbing. I’m sure that there are others with much more knowledge than myself on this topic, but nevertheless I decided I would share what I’ve learned in the hope it makes someone’s life easier setting up their tank...

I am trying to retrofit a "dome" or a cover on top of an existing bottom drain. The current one as I can see at the bottom of my concrete pond is a 12" square opening with grate, which eventually connected to a 2" pipe. Pond came with the house so I don't have details on design. I am thinking...

I just finished buying all the materials to build my 500 gallon plywood tank, and before I start construction I just wanted to get some feedback on my setup in terms of circulation. I've never had a tank this size and I can't seem to find any definitive guide to keeping water properly...