That's what I was thinking...but I was hoping I was missing something easier...Thanks for looking at thread.

Yup, undo the union, glue, twist, screw all in that order :). Nice build so far. I do not miss the building days when you have to wait for parts, trouble shoot, etc an fish stuff seems to be everywhere cause you can't put things away cause the project is not done. You will not regret the patience though. Patience and lambing ahead IMO is what makes a good build in the long run.

Thanks....I'm thinking now of putting two unions in each pipe...otherwise I won't have the vertical room to unscrew from the bulkhead above. If I have it measured so perfectly as to allow the one union to connect tightly, there will be no room for movement. Two unions costs me an extra $10 but then I can unscrew both, pull out the piece sideways and then unscrew from above for maintenance.

Any thoughts on this from anyone?

I'd almost consider going with flex PVC in the bit that comes out to give you some wiggle room that way.

After a visit to my local Andrew Sheret, I have come up with a solution. For about $30, I can put an extendable PVC joint into each line. This way I don't need to be exact with the measurements because I can extend it up to 3" in length. I will take a picture of the joint later to put on here. I chatted with a couple plumber friends of mine and neither had issues with these extenders leaking, so let's hope I can say the same.

Hey Mark, your build is looking FANTASTIC! I'm so happy for you that you're getting some great progress now, and it is all coming together for you so nicely. The stand and canopy are right classy. Soon the stress will be on to make the inside look as good as the outside! :lol:

Haha, Thanks Mindy. The stress of not yet being able to buy some of the frags I see on here from Snappy and others is almost as bad...so I'm hoping it will all balance out.

^^ That is the worst part about having an in-progress build - seeing all the stuff you badly want to buy or add, but can't.

How long are your US orders taking to arrive? Mine take about 3 weeks unfortunately.

Hey, sorry for the delay in answering...I was away for a bit.

My orders from the US average about 14 days...so a little faster than you apparently :) Got my stuff, now just to find the time to put it together. I leave for the Kootenay's on business for the next three days and my wife sure isn't doing the plumbing while I'm gone!

Anyways, here's a quick phone pic from today, the doors on my fish cabinet were going on. Simple and all solid Oak. The pic isn't great, I will take my camera if I go over tonight.

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_2261.jpg

A few more pictures
http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_8605.jpg

http://i485.photobucket.com/albums/r...n/IMG_3237.jpg