Vincent's Office tank

[Vhuang168]

Finally got some time to work on the tank.
Mock-up with regular pvc before using orange/gray

 

[RandyC]

Finally got some time to work on the tank.
Mock-up with regular pvc before using orange/gray
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Not going two return pumps for redundancy?

 

[Coral reefer]

Do they at least provide the orange and grey pvc for you?

 

[Vhuang168]

Not going two return pumps for redundancy?

Was going to but the sump only had 1 return bulkhead. Plus the tank is in the office so....

 

[Vhuang168]

Do they at least provide the orange and grey pvc for you?

lol... nope.

 

[RandyC]

Was going to but the sump only had 1 return bulkhead. Plus the tank is in the office so....

You know Murphy's law. It's gonna fail when the office is closed!

 

[ashburn2k]

Was going to but the sump only had 1 return bulkhead. Plus the tank is in the office so....

you can always join 2 return pipes before the return bulkhead.

 

[Coral reefer]

What’s that bulkhead do for you anyways?

 

[max_nano]

I’m noticing you’ve got a lot of 45° where possible rather than 90°. Will that reduce the head pressure or provide some benefit, I’m curious since I seem to always see people just using 90s.

edit: I wonder if someone makes a flow sensor that could verify that

 

[Vhuang168]

You know Murphy's law. It's gonna fail when the office is closed!

If the office is closed, its not going to matter since the tank is in the office. If I can get to the tank, the office being closed is not an issue.

 

[Vhuang168]

you can always join 2 return pipes before the return bulkhead.

2 pumps into a single 1" bulkhead? You can only push so much water through a 1" pipe. Unless you are using a pressure rated DC pump or a high effciency AC pump, its not going to matter.

 

[Vhuang168]

I’m noticing you’ve got a lot of 45° where possible rather than 90°. Will that reduce the head pressure or provide some benefit, I’m curious since I seem to always see people just using 90s.

edit: I wonder if someone makes a flow sensor that could verify that

Yes, 45 reduce less flow than a 90.

 

[Vhuang168]

What’s that bulkhead do for you anyways?

Allows me to us a soft silicone section underneath the bulkhead and just after the output of the pump to reduce noise caused by vibration. Also helps secure the piping.

 

[ashburn2k]

Yes, 45 reduce less flow than a 90.

as tested, makes no difference.

 

[sfsuphysics]

lol... nope.

Is it a requirement to use "company colors" ?

 

[Vhuang168]

as tested, makes no difference.

That compares 2 45 to 1 90. Not 1 45 vs 1 90. I’ve used 45s in as many places as I can versus using 90s and in some places 1 45 instead of 1 90.
Eg, on the upward leg on each side, I used 2 45 instead of 2 90s and an overall shorter length of pipe. Using the 45 to cut the corner in 2 dimensions.

 

[Vhuang168]

Is it a requirement to use "company colors" ?

No. Personal preference.

 

[Ibn]

Going with no unions/valves?

 

[Vhuang168]

Going with no unions/valves?

Just a mockup. I'll put in valves and unions when I actually plumb it.

 

[Squist]

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