Flexible Tubing instead of hard plumbing might be much easier.

@JasonsCichlids

7 ай бұрын

It would be easier yes. But with the amount of tanks I have and the flow rate from the return pumps, you need larger diameter plumbing to handle the amount of water draining back to the sump so the tanks don't start overflowing.

Great looking set up and similar to what I am building. What is the flow rate of your pump?

@JasonsCichlids

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate, I use 2 pumps, both can push 10,000L/h however I only need to run them at about 40%. 1 pump powers the top row of tanks. The other pump powers the middle and bottom row of tanks. Hope that helps you and good luck with your build.

@killawattgarage

3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonsCichlids any problem with the water not flowing back to your sump fast enough

@JasonsCichlids

3 жыл бұрын

No problem with that. It flows fine and thankfully has a lot of wiggle room for more/less flow.

I like your work, what size of bulk heads do you use and pipes?

@JasonsCichlids

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for that. The bulk head size I used are 38mm. They connect to 33.4mm (OD outside diameter) drain lines (these are the vertical pipes). All these vertical drain lines on each level connect to a common horizontal drain line that runs to the sump. That long horizontal drain line is 60.2mm (OD). Hope that helps.

@flyby183

3 жыл бұрын

Jason's Cichlids Thank you. I have a couple more questions. Did you end up having any leaks? If you would have had some show up how would you have fixed it without taking the PVC apart? Silicon around the connection? How do you handle water changes? I’m setting up my fish room and like you trying to measure twice, cut once and make sure I’m fully prepared. I like your setup better than others I’ve seen.

@JasonsCichlids

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah leaks are pretty much inevitable with so many joins. For leaks I suggest using a product like PC Marine Epoxy Putty (Google that) as I don't think silicon will adhere to PVC. Water changes are simple, just cut the flow to the tanks you want to drain, if I don't have much time I just drain water from 1 or 2 aquariums. Close off the return lines to those tanks, drain and refill. Open those return valves back up and all the water in all the aquariums in the system will dilute. Cheers mate, glad you like it!

Did you say the sump is the bottom corner tank? How did you get the other tanks on the bottom to drain into it?

@JasonsCichlids

3 жыл бұрын

It took a bit of thought but those two 4 foot tanks sit 20cm higher than the sump. Unlike the two higher rows of aquariums which drain into the sump by going over the top of the sump. The two 4 footers drain into a shared bulkhead at the back of the sump. And that bulkhead sits 30cm lower than the tops of those two 4 footers. They are the only tanks that drain into the bulkhead at the back of the sump. Hope that makes sense mate.

Hi, mate. Have you had any problem without a small air intake for the overflows? Awesome looking setup btw

@JasonsCichlids

Жыл бұрын

Hey there, no I don't. The actual drain lines that run down to the common horizonal drain line manifold aren't actually airtight. They kinda just sit inside the horizontal drain line and the water drains to the sump. So I guess that helps

@bigpickles

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonsCichlids nice. Thanks for that. I've just built a similar rack with 4 tsnks and used your plumbing as inspiration! Unfortunately the stand builder provided me a poor frame and its bowing in the middle so I'm unable to get started yet.

@JasonsCichlids

Жыл бұрын

Glad you have found the videos useful then. But that's not good about your rack. I hope they can fix it for you, it doesn't sound very safe

@bigpickles

Жыл бұрын

@@JasonsCichlids mate, it's Vietnam. They've gone silent as usual. I'm going to have another rack built. A pain, but not as painful as a big cleanup! love your vids btw, I used to live in Sydney too, so the accent and outside shots are slightly nostalgic! Best wishes, mate.

@JasonsCichlids

Жыл бұрын

That's really not fair, can you rebuild that section? Or get the next rack builder to fix it? I have a video here that may help you kzread.info/dash/bejne/nqVpqpWOidzWm7Q.html glad you love the vids and get a bit of your old home from them. Be very different up there to Sydney!

What bracket did you use to hold the drain line up?

@JasonsCichlids

4 жыл бұрын

I used galvanised saddle brackets to support the drain lines to the back of the stands

How dose the water come back into the tank?

@JasonsCichlids

2 жыл бұрын

Via two return pumps. You can see how it all works in this video kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHydkstrksa8g9I.html