DIY Manifold Building

[prion27]

Curious if anyone has built their own manifold in their sump area for things like reactors, UV Sterilizer, etc. Wondering what size pipe you chose and where you bought your pipe and fittings from (I prefer not from big box stores). Love to see your work of art!

 

[Dipan00]

I used a 1inch for my return and manifold.

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[SchnitzelReef]

Idk if it’s a work of art, but here’s mine.

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[prion27]

Idk if it’s a work of art, but here’s mine.

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Looks very clean! Can I ask you if that is 3/4 or 1 inch?

 

[SchnitzelReef]

Looks very clean! Can I ask you if that is 3/4 or 1 inch?

it 3/4" mine is only intended to supply a calcium reactor and maybe a media reactor some day. i didnt need a ton of flow. i also have a Vectra M2 that is running less than 50%, so i could always turn it up if/when i need more flow.

 

[N2SWIMN]

FYI, there’s a great video on BRSTV for this. I actually watched it yesterday for an upcoming build and learned something new. It had to do with creating manifolds. Idea was to use 1 inch on the return them create a manifold for reactors and stuff, but use a reducer to get to 3/4 to maximize flow.