This will be my first official post, the beginners section seems appropriate since this is also my first salt water tank. I am working through a 60G cube build and have gotten to the point where I am dry fitting the plumbing so I am close to getting it wet!
I spent the last month rebuilding the used stand that I picked up and am satisfied with that. This weekend I started in on the plumbing and right now I have everything set fit. My original plans didn’t work out once I started getting pieces in place mostly because of the size of the cabinet. I want to have everything inside for this build to include all the electronics so it’s gonna be tight! I have always enjoyed a good game of Tetris though so I have a decent plan I think.
Onto the plumbing this tank was pre drilled for 1” return and 1.5” drain but I wanted a bit more peace of mind so I decided to go Herbie and run the return over the top and utilize the two holes for the drains. This cube has a corner overflow already setup so modifying it extensively is not something I was looking to do right out of the gate. Right now I have the 1” siphon drain and 1.5” emergency plumbed but I have some concerns with the emergency potentially splashing so I am considering extending it down into the sump a bit more. It dumps right over the bubble trap which is not ideal but given the space I am not sure I have a choice. I want to run a fuge light for future chaeto so I wanted to leave that area clear. The return is 1” hose to PVC and I added a 3/4” manifold with two spare gate valves incase I need to add anything in the future like reactor/UV or something. I have already thought about where these things could potentially go so as I progress this thread I think that will make more sense for the readers.
Right now I’m looking for feedback on my plumbing, good/bad/ugly what are your thoughts? I am of the mindset do it right so it once and there is much more experience around here than I have.
I also have some slight concerns about the closed cabinet and air circulation, there are some holes and I am going to mount a fan for circulation and cooling but this could be improved. I don’t want to cut more holes at this point.. but I would if needed haha.
You can see I have the start of the accessories with the Neptune EB mounted and I have the Apex, DOS, pump controller, 3 gal ATO, and a corner fan also going to be mounted up.
Onto the pics…
hopefully the pics aren’t too huge!
I spent the last month rebuilding the used stand that I picked up and am satisfied with that. This weekend I started in on the plumbing and right now I have everything set fit. My original plans didn’t work out once I started getting pieces in place mostly because of the size of the cabinet. I want to have everything inside for this build to include all the electronics so it’s gonna be tight! I have always enjoyed a good game of Tetris though so I have a decent plan I think.
Onto the plumbing this tank was pre drilled for 1” return and 1.5” drain but I wanted a bit more peace of mind so I decided to go Herbie and run the return over the top and utilize the two holes for the drains. This cube has a corner overflow already setup so modifying it extensively is not something I was looking to do right out of the gate. Right now I have the 1” siphon drain and 1.5” emergency plumbed but I have some concerns with the emergency potentially splashing so I am considering extending it down into the sump a bit more. It dumps right over the bubble trap which is not ideal but given the space I am not sure I have a choice. I want to run a fuge light for future chaeto so I wanted to leave that area clear. The return is 1” hose to PVC and I added a 3/4” manifold with two spare gate valves incase I need to add anything in the future like reactor/UV or something. I have already thought about where these things could potentially go so as I progress this thread I think that will make more sense for the readers.
Right now I’m looking for feedback on my plumbing, good/bad/ugly what are your thoughts? I am of the mindset do it right so it once and there is much more experience around here than I have.
I also have some slight concerns about the closed cabinet and air circulation, there are some holes and I am going to mount a fan for circulation and cooling but this could be improved. I don’t want to cut more holes at this point.. but I would if needed haha.
You can see I have the start of the accessories with the Neptune EB mounted and I have the Apex, DOS, pump controller, 3 gal ATO, and a corner fan also going to be mounted up.
Onto the pics…
hopefully the pics aren’t too huge!