How to Plan and Plumb an Overflow: That Reefshow Segment, Reefurbish!

Plumbing is one of the most intimidating parts of building an aquarium. Have no fear as Matthew is here to show you how he plans out and assembles his plumbing.
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[@stellarlivingstoned]

The return lines are hilarious 😂

[@mrcalamare]

Great Job Chandler Bing!!!

[@SeaTaj]

Fantastic work Matthew!!

[@chilson88]

Awesome setup man. This makes me all hot and fuzzy.

[@aarondus]

Excellent video and how-to guide. It’s going to be one outstanding frag/QT tank.

[@skillz_311]

Wow! that looks good! i've been using vinyl because pvc has looked intimidating in the past but you are making me want to go for it.

[@Genxlettuce]

Building the systems used to be the fun part for me, now just watching others build is just as fun and doesn’t cost me anything 😂 👍

[@buytimezasstore666]

Thanks for sharing

[@tommycristaldi9037]

Love it I got the same setup 40gal Breeder with a trigger 26 sump. Yes over kill but not if I’m going to upgrade the tank size in 3 years

[@Cgraseck]

Good luck with the tank. In the future you may want to add a gate valve to that straight return so that you can balance the two out. That said, you should probably be using internal fans for flow, so the double return really isn't necessary. Cheers, Chris

[@jaszhu1989]

This is exactly what I'm looking for, apart from building my own sump. Thanks

[@eues803]

I'm very happy that I saw this and several other videos regarding to this filtration system that works very well. No noise and a very efficient way to drawn the water down to the sump, very nice plumbing that you did, thanks for the ideas.

[@derrill7079]

Be el the edges with a pvc reamer. Easier to dry fit if you have to. Tape the pipe and fittings to keep it clean from glue over flow.

[@johnnymartinez6123]

Hey my Myfirstfishtank, If I may say, your return lines. If you install that tee dead center between both90's, you'll have an equal flow from both lines. It's looking really nice.

[@MyFirstFishTank]

quite true indeed. Actually, what I should have probably done was just have a single return line for this tank. Oh well, lesson learned... again! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@donesry2902]

Or, add a second return pump and have independent return lines. This would eliminate that single point of failure...

[@Arizona9001]

I wonder what the thumbs down people thought. Looks good from a normie, except the T being on one side and not the middle. Anyway, I’m inspired.

[@MyFirstFishTank]

Benjamin, I loved your comment! It made me laugh actually! I've found that there is a small group of people that just give all my videos a thumbs down the moment it comes out. But I figure, "hey, at least they took the time to give it a thumbs down!" Thanks for that great comment!

[@greennavy2006]

I would have drilled the returns into the tank and added loc line to even make it look cleaner might as well if you spent all that money on colored PVC

[@MyFirstFishTank]

Yeah, definitely should have drilled the returns!

[@HoodNeck]

Here from ig

[@n..m507]

Nice video, enjoying your stuff. Quick tip: if you put your T in the middle of the horizontal pipe of your return line you'll balance your flow pressure. Watch King of DIY Joey, he'll take you through like 15 years worth of youtube aquarium DIY tips and tricks!

[@kennethstby6525]

Hey, any issues running 1" plumbing on both drains and return ? Wondering if Im going the same route :D

[@MylesBogner]

Looks really good, but one could of teed right in the middle of the two return runs up. So the distance would of been equal

[@dmc3489]

The pain and anguish one feels when one cements together plumbing only to have forgotten to include a critical piece is horrifying. Kudos for including your mistake and keeping it real...

[@rawplayz8906]

He probably could have run the peice over the back it was the same size as the rest of the peices

[@alexguitar841]

Just curious as to why you didn't go the extra mile and drill the return lines? Would've looked a lot cleaner, saved head pressure with fewer 90 elbows, as well as made lid options much easier in the future should you ever decide you need them.

[@MyFirstFishTank]

You know, you are not the first person to ask this question. I guess my most honest opinion is that I just did't think of it. I know that sounds weird, and I don't know why it never crossed my mind. I think I got a plan in my head and I just couldn't think outside of it at that point! It would have looked cleaner and definitely been better for head pressure. Really, I think I should have just installed a single return line for a tank of this size, and I should have tapered the 1" down to 1/2". Oh well. But on a good note, I do have some VCA random flow generators on their way so after I reduce the line to 1/2", those should really help! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@alexguitar841]

@@MyFirstFishTank makes perfect sense. By the way I purchased an MD elite overflow box for my own tank shortly after seeing your video so thanks for the confidence booster. Really looking forward to seeing how your system turn out.

[@MyFirstFishTank]

@@alexguitar841 Hey that's great to hear! The system is cycling as we speak! Thanks again for commenting, and be sure to follow me at My First Fish Tank too! Happy Reefing!

[@aquamedic8857]

Thanks for showing your errors!

[@Langenbergh]

Strap wrench is an oil filter wrench 😉

[@volteface69]

Merci pour ta vidéo mais dommage que tu ne montre pas le fonctionnement ???👍👍👍

[@GamePlay-nf5uv]

what light are you using on this tank build?

[@JonesJones-np2kq]

2 return pumps 👠

[@Luttrj]

In regards to your return lines being tied together and being worried about not getting equal pressure, you can add a gate / ball valve on the line with the least resistance that would naturally have the highest flow. In doing so, you can restrict the flow on that one line thereby pushing more water thru that other return line to equal out the pressures on both lines. This will not interfere with your pumps performance since the one line will always have the ability to fully flow and use the max amount of output for your return pump. Other than that, good looking job!

[@slother_7103]

What pvc size did u use?

[@MrPrentissDJones]

That’s why you just go with vinyl tubing

[@josetufino2613]

3/4” pvc goes in to a 1” bulk head ?

[@antonep4721]

So its ok not to glue the drains into the sump and are the black female nipples abs plastic or is that black pvc on the sump thanks i love your videos

[@brandonplank4233]

What cement is that for the bulkhead/street elbow ? Why a different cement ?

[@BulkReefSupply]

For ABS bulkheads, you'll usually see an ABS/PVC transition cement used instead of a general all-purpose PVC cement like you would on a PVC to PVC connection. That said, in low pressure applications (like most aquarium applications), you can usually get away using all-purpose PVC cement when connecting your PVC to ABS bulkheads 😉

[@brandonplank4233]

@@BulkReefSupply without primer ?

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

Woww first so cool, anyone else have a reef tank at home ?:D im more into freshwater

[@BulkReefSupply]

Thanks for tuning in! We have lots of freshwater fans too. :)

[@WorldAquariumSingapore]

@@BulkReefSupply cheers thanks do freshwater tanks as well cheers

[@OliviaNateElliott]

Check valve will eventually fail In time and with the right design not needed.

[@idontknow19841]

I did that with the nuts 3 times and about lost my sh*t.

[@nottelling1382]

Stick a gate valve n the short return side you can then force the two out let’s to run at the same flow rate

[@megadeth1763]

Did you not take mechanical drawing in HS to put all your measurements on paper before you began with.. saves from many headaches and mistakes.

[@asmarttraveller9576]

Somehow these KZbinrs make a fuss about sump plumbing . It does not need to be such a complicated thing .

[@markthomas3730]

7/10 on your PVC skills

[@ChickwithaStick]

Great channel! Go visit our account and subscribe if you like the content ☺️

[@tropicaltanktv]

JC the hand slapping the lens every 5 seconds makes this unwatchable. Why the hell do people do this??

[@lisafoster4468]

Thank you for this. Quick note, however...I have high-functioning autism and the hand-over-the-lens transition feels very confrontational, like the hand was coming at me. It'd probably be helpful for people like me if these were omitted in future videos.

[@ryansheets3951]

Booo

[@khanomarkhan]

Not explained well ! If you have detailed reports

[@mcpeakm]

Am I the only person wondering why my 8 year old son has more hand strength than this guy?