JDigital's 75G RR. (Updated)

Boomboy · #1 06-15-2008, 01:12 AM

Make sure you keep us updated with lots of pictures, cant wait till see this puppy with water.

JDigital · #2 06-15-2008, 04:32 AM

Well.. I hit a roadblock tonight with my return plumbing... I over looked how long the final section, with 2 ball valves to control the return bulkheads flow, a reducer T... in short... my bulkhead holes weren't drilled wide enough apart and I can't fit the T with ball valves between them...

Hmm.. gotta figure something out now..

I pretty much copied fishytime's plumbing...

I got one idea, and that is to T it off down lower, to 90 corners, run the ball valves vertically, and then 90s into the 90's at the bulkheads... but worried its going to affect my flow too much with the 4 extra 90's.

Boomboy · #3 06-15-2008, 07:29 AM

ok so i was thinking about it for a bit (its 1:30 at night) at first i was thinking run the plumbing from one side into the first locline then continue down, but then the ball valve would stick way out in the back of the aquarium, and we dont want that because that takes up to much space. then i got stuck and the remember that you wanted to have the ball valves in there for possibly 2 things, one to control how much flow and 2 to close them if needed. not really sure if this works for closing them, but just get those things that go on the loclines that you can turn, im sure after a while you wont mess with them here is a link to show what im talking about, not to many options here, just an idea.
the name is ball valve there are a bunch that are different for whatever you want. http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/Plumbi..._36/index.html

JDigital · #4 06-15-2008, 07:38 AM

Thanks Boom for the idea's, but in the end after discussing with with fishytime, I scrapped the ball valves all together on the agreement that I would rarely/if ever use them, and they aren't REALLY neccessary.

JDigital · #5 06-17-2008, 03:20 AM

Mini update...

I got as much of the plumbing done as I can, until I get the sump setup... which still needs the baffles installed.. I don't know how I'm gonna find time to get the glass for it!

Talk about a tight fit... this is my drain... 1 or 2mm of clearance between the bulkhead at the stand frame.. haha! TOTAL FLUKE!!!