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Quick question
- Thread starter jsantoli
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Joe, you should be able to unscrew those barb fittings and replace them with threaded to slip PVC fittings. That will allow you to use PVC pipe instead of the hose.
Right now, with the barbs on there, it is set up for flex tubing. You can simply unscrew those barb fitting and put in the pvc fittings for pvc pipe.
Yes you can use a threaded to slip adapter and then just screw a barb fitting into it. That would allow you to use a short length of tubing to connect the 2.
You may find it easier to remove the bulkheads from the tank to remove the barb fittings. It will give you more room to work and you can get more leverage without worrying about cracking the tank.
You may find it easier to remove the bulkheads from the tank to remove the barb fittings. It will give you more room to work and you can get more leverage without worrying about cracking the tank.
Joe the fitting and the bulkhead nut should twist opposite directions. If it is twisting the whole fitting then try holding the bulkhead nut. That is why I suggested removing it so you don't crack the tank.
Well if you can see glue it isn't going to come apart.
If the barbs are glued, I would just stick with flex tube all the way into your sump…assuming it’s just below the tank. Why bother using a short little section of flex just to go into a short section of pvc into the sump. I would only go to pvc if you where dropping this down into the basement, otherwise, just stick with the flex.
Hawkeye said:
That’s called relieving the stand to fit the bulkheads by using an ax! I also scratched my head on that one….is the integrity of the stand still there…will it support the tank. We shall see.
And the pump is going to be submerged in the sump directly under the bulkheads since my sump is almost as wide as the stand and I cant put in to the side of the sump. The return line just dumps water back into the sump right? I ordered an Eheim 1262 for the pump and it should be here by the weekend so I was hoping to get the plumbing done this weekend if possible.
Joe, I'm probably a little late on this one, but I do believe those were slip connections and are glued. I can check tomorrow if you want.
Taz
Taz
That's interesting that the stand was not designed to accomodate the corner overflow. Oh - I guess the stand is made by AGA right? that makes sense the AGA's all have the overflows off-center.
If Taz is right, then if they are slip connections - then the only thing you can do (if you really want rigid pvc) is to replace the bulkheads....I had to do that twice because of my own clumsiness.
But regardless if you keep them as is and just attach flex tube - you should be fine.
Did you get a 1262 or 1260? A 1262 *might* be too much pump for your overflow to handle (that is you'll be pumping water up faster than can come down).
If the pump is too strong you could "Y or T" the return such that some of the water goes back to your sump (or perhaps into a phosban reactor or something).
If Taz is right, then if they are slip connections - then the only thing you can do (if you really want rigid pvc) is to replace the bulkheads....I had to do that twice because of my own clumsiness.
But regardless if you keep them as is and just attach flex tube - you should be fine.
Did you get a 1262 or 1260? A 1262 *might* be too much pump for your overflow to handle (that is you'll be pumping water up faster than can come down).
If the pump is too strong you could "Y or T" the return such that some of the water goes back to your sump (or perhaps into a phosban reactor or something).
honestly i'm not sure - the distance of the pump inside the stand also impacts how much water it can push. I guess by the time the water goes all the way up to the top of the tank, you're looking at least 6 feet - so with that much head - yeah now that i think of it a 1262 might be perfect.
don't mind me - i'm no stan the man and i probably haven't set up a 10th of the number of tanks he has.
don't mind me - i'm no stan the man and i probably haven't set up a 10th of the number of tanks he has.