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Old 09-27-2010, 04:02 PM
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ha ha 75 is all I'm allowed. and being 48" allows for a small tang...

lots of NJ reefers are offering up great stuff for cheap and a tattoo...so that's the way I'm going! Now to find me some return pumps ha ha
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Old 09-27-2010, 11:51 PM
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SOOOOO got me a Mag 7 and a Mag 18. 7 for the sump, 18 for the Closed loop. That and the Vortech SHOULD be enough...me thinks
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Old 09-28-2010, 02:35 PM
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tank gets here today!!! yaaaaaaay! so my day will consist of cleaning it up real good, measuring the fittings and drawing the plumbing diagrams...and probably buying a protien skimmer....
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Old 09-28-2010, 08:31 PM
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got the fittings figured out...I think:

Closed Loop
-(4) 1" to 3/4" reducers
-(9) 1" unions
-(9) 1" 90* Elbows
-(1) 1" Tee Ball Valve
-(2) 1" Straight Ball Valve
-(1) 3/4" Female threaded to slip adaptor
-(1) 3/4" Male threaded to slip adaptor

Durso Standpipe
-(1) 1"-1 1/4" Reducer thingermajig
-(1) 1 1/4" Coupling
-(1) 1 1/4" Tee
-(1) 1 1/4" Street Ell
-(1) 1 1/4" End cap

Return Plumbing
-(1) 3/4" male adaptor to slip
-(1) 3/4" 90* Elbow
-(1) 3/4" Slip to threaded fitting for lockline

Sump Plumbing
-(1) 1" Male adaptor (threaded to slip)
-(1) 1x3/4" Male Adaptor
-(3) 1" unions
-(2) 1" 90* elbows
-(2) 1" 45* elbows
-(1) 1" Tee ball valve
-(2) 3/4" 90* elbows
-(1) 1/2" to 3/4" fitting (slip to slip)
-(1) 1/2" female threaded to slip.
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Old 09-28-2010, 08:40 PM
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got the fittings figured out...I think:

Closed Loop
-(4) 1" to 3/4" reducers
-(9) 1" unions
-(9) 1" 90* Elbows
-(1) 1" Tee Ball Valve
-(2) 1" Straight Ball Valve
-(1) 3/4" Female threaded to slip adaptor
-(1) 3/4" Male threaded to slip adaptor

Durso Standpipe
-(1) 1"-1 1/4" Reducer thingermajig
-(1) 1 1/4" Coupling
-(1) 1 1/4" Tee
-(1) 1 1/4" Street Ell
-(1) 1 1/4" End cap

Return Plumbing
-(1) 3/4" male adaptor to slip
-(1) 3/4" 90* Elbow
-(1) 3/4" Slip to threaded fitting for lockline

Sump Plumbing
-(1) 1" Male adaptor (threaded to slip)
-(1) 1x3/4" Male Adaptor
-(3) 1" unions
-(2) 1" 90* elbows
-(2) 1" 45* elbows
-(1) 1" Tee ball valve
-(2) 3/4" 90* elbows
-(1) 1/2" to 3/4" fitting (slip to slip)
-(1) 1/2" female threaded to slip.
Your plumbing terminology sounds like my plumbing terminology .
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Old 09-28-2010, 08:49 PM
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I drew out about 15 diagrams ha ha each time I'd leave something out or add something I didn't need. I'm sure I'll end up taking more than one trip to home depot :S
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Old 09-30-2010, 12:10 AM
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no unions to be found...no big deal, got quite a bit of the plumbing done and realized I missed a few things ha ha oh well. Gotta hit the hardware store tomorrow again!

Here's where I'm at so far:



Please note Betta in his temporary bowl. We put him in there and told him "this is something you can NEVER have"...we broke hit little Betta heart
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