Union or valves on drains???
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d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Unions (everywhere) for easy plumbing maintenance or removal. Valves for adjusting flow. If your pump is a little underpowered for the amount of water you are draining, you need a way to slow down the drain. A valve AFTER the pump will let you slow down the flow of an oversized pump if you are not draining enough to keep up.
The Herbie Method and BeanAnimal Failsafe Overflow Systems are also examples of where you need to have valves to control flow.
The Herbie Method and BeanAnimal Failsafe Overflow Systems are also examples of where you need to have valves to control flow.
Northstar24
The Tang Herder
If you will ever have to replace it or shut off flow to it (or even if you THINK you'll need to) do your self a favor and put in the union with the ball valve.
Replacing an external system pump without unions is no fun, ask me how i know
Replacing an external system pump without unions is no fun, ask me how i know
Yeah, you definitely have to give some thought to servicing a protein skimmer, calcium reactor, or sump in case of a failure or just general maintenance. Gate valves seem to be more reliable if you exercise them and service them.
If you can not remove something without the sump or the tank draining all over your floor, then you will need some way to shut off the water to that piece of equipment to service it.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
No, actually you wan't both. Otherwise when you go to unscrew that union, all your water will drain on to your floor. Messy messy.
bjohanson1234
.........
It goes away in time.
d2mini
Reef enthusiast
Stop inhaling it. There are better way to get high. ;)
ErinCahir
Sausage Wrangler
Like coming to Colorado. :mrgreen:
