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Originally Posted by WarDog (Post 870298)

Holy crap... this is going to be huge!!! Subscribed for sure! :pop2:

Same here :biggrin:

wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?

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Originally Posted by asylumdown (Post 871290)

wow wow wow wow.

That plumbing might be expensive but it looks freaking amazing.

Did you do your own plumbing plan before hand? How long did it take to plan that?

Yeah it does look quite good actually :mrgreen:

I did draw something up really quickly on scrap paper after I finalized on the tank/sump design. Kind of envisioned it the best I could in my head and put it down on paper... where I should put a valve, union, t, 90, 45, reducer bushing, thread adapter, etc. I bought a little extra just in case because for instance on the stand, some of the vertical supports got in the way of one of the returns and one of the drains. I think it took me like 20-30 min to draw it all out on paper.

Drains complete!
http://i.imgur.com/iwjYYJgl.jpg

Full siphon drains in the corner bubble trap
http://i.imgur.com/rADG6JYl.jpg

Had to use some pipe straps to hold the piping up on some of the longer runs. Has a good weight to it when it's full of water!
http://i.imgur.com/OQZLj9gl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/N5JZkUYl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Ic8RBSDl.jpg

This was a tight squeeze
http://i.imgur.com/gdMWPRNl.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/pchuuWel.jpg

Overflow box. Bean animal setup. Super quiet!
http://i.imgur.com/uYEqmpfl.jpg

Fresh water testing
http://i.imgur.com/E65PUjTl.jpg

No leaks! And I'm not even a plumber... lol

Your plumbing looks great. Good work

I love your build so far.
Great job. I am a huge fan of tidy well organized systems.

Looking forward to see how you manage all your wiring and etc

Wow... Plumbing looks awesome. :biggrin:

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Originally Posted by alcoolaid (Post 870292)

Picking up the tank at Vancouver Purolator

How did you get the tank onto your truck and how did you unload it after you got to your house?? that thing is massive!

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Originally Posted by Xadieu (Post 871315)

How did you get the tank onto your truck and how did you unload it after you got to your house?? that thing is massive!

He called a few of his buddies and broke all their backs:mrgreen:.