Plumbing Question

[BigD]

Ok, I have been researching ways to plumb my sump and have noticed that there are tons of variations. ( I feel like I am running around in circles [smilie=rofl.gif] ) I plan to start plumbing the system in the next few days but had a couple of questions.

First the equipment:

36x18x24 Rimless 65 gallon with center overflow ( two 1" holes)
Triggers systems CRY30S 30x12x15 sump/refugium ( drain/refugium/return)
Reef Octupus NWB-110 skimmer
Mag 7 return pump

The idea is to keep it simple. I am planning on putting a uinion and a ball valve on both the return and the drain.

1. Should I hard pipe or use spa flex?
2. Is it ok to run both drain and the return 1" (same size)?
3. Is there anything else I should plan ahead for? (media reactor, etc..)

Any feed back would be helpful...

Thanks,
David

 

[melev]

Since the bulkheads are 1" each, yes you can use 1" drain line and 1" return line.

If you wanted to run a manifold for additional reactors, you should plan that before you start cutting and gluing -- which saves you money by avoiding mistakes and do-overs.

I like to use a mixture of spaflex and rigid depending where I need the parts. Here's the plumbing tutorial I typed up about a year ago, including how I used this particular project for my saltwater mixing tank. http://www.reefaddicts.com/content.php/283-Plumbing-Primer-how-to-do-it-correctly