I'm working on plumbing my FX6 for my 90g into 2 Hydor 200W heaters and what will be a Cerges reactor when the parts arrive, however I've run into a bit of an issue.
If I add valves below the heaters the entire unit is far too tall for me to add anything else to it, and I intend on also adding an EcoPlus pump on the output to help lessen the head pressure seen by the FX6 and to keep the flow rate high.
I wanted to have valves in place above and below the heaters in case I ever needed to replace one so I wouldn't have to shut the filter off and drain out the pipes just to put in a new heater. Since this is so tall with just the valve below the heater there's no room above the heater for a valve, thus making any valves put in place there essentially useless.
I built my stand so that there would be room on the left side for a quarantine tank and I really want that to be there, so I'm trying to keep everything on the right hand side of my stand.
Lastly, I'll also have another EcoPlus for the purposes of doing water changes so that I can just flip a switch and pump out large volumes of water quickly and to also allow a fast filling and draining of the quarantine tank with water from the main tank.
I'd love some some input from people who have plumbed up their systems with PVC, preferably from anyone who might happen to have done this with similar equipment as mine.
If I add valves below the heaters the entire unit is far too tall for me to add anything else to it, and I intend on also adding an EcoPlus pump on the output to help lessen the head pressure seen by the FX6 and to keep the flow rate high.
I wanted to have valves in place above and below the heaters in case I ever needed to replace one so I wouldn't have to shut the filter off and drain out the pipes just to put in a new heater. Since this is so tall with just the valve below the heater there's no room above the heater for a valve, thus making any valves put in place there essentially useless.
I built my stand so that there would be room on the left side for a quarantine tank and I really want that to be there, so I'm trying to keep everything on the right hand side of my stand.
Lastly, I'll also have another EcoPlus for the purposes of doing water changes so that I can just flip a switch and pump out large volumes of water quickly and to also allow a fast filling and draining of the quarantine tank with water from the main tank.
I'd love some some input from people who have plumbed up their systems with PVC, preferably from anyone who might happen to have done this with similar equipment as mine.