Need thoughts on overflow hoses

[daverf]

I agree, but I hate the idea of taking this tank back down so that i can move it away from the wall to get to the bulkheads and then running the hard lines.

I PVC plumbed every line in my entire 250G system and filled it up. The night after, I got lost on the net reading aquarium plumbing horror stories...hundreds of gallons of water on the floor...so I drained, took the whole tank off the wall, ripped out all PVC and replumbed a bean animal overflow system (virtually no overflow failure risk). As fate would have it, the single 18" section of plumbing that I left as flex tubing (from the return pump) jiggled loose a few months later, 8 gallons of water on the floor before my GFI tripped and my tank shut down. As one can imagine, I yanked the flex tubing and hard plumbed it. No flex tubing or hoses anywhere for me.

I know plenty of people run tanks on flex tubing for years without issues...but just sayin' bro...much more risk...I want you to sleep in peace and not ever worry about waking to a disaster...now is a good time to change it...

OK Kevin I'll shut up!

 

[kmellon]

No worries Dave. I appreciate everyone's comments and experiences.

 

[FinsUp]

Cindy, are you saying that you are happier running hard pipe than soft hose?
Just kidding. Thank you for your input. I don't have the space that you have in your basement and i am quite envious of your setup. It looks very well laid out.

Why yes, hard pipe is WAY better than limp hose. hahahaha. But all innuendo aside, even if you don't plumb your sump into your basement, using pvc is better than flex. I promise. And putting your sump in the stand means less money on PVC, fewer valves and connectors and random plastic bits that cost more than they should.