canister plumming??

[Travis55]

Hey all, I'm starting my canister build on my 55 gal sw tank. I got my hoses, and a spraybar. But how to I run my hoses over my tank without crimping the hoses? Could people please show me what they have on their tanks? Thanks all!!!

 

[Fishguy2727]

Plumbing?

Are you trying to make your own canister?
Why not use a sump? They are a better option on saltwater.

 

[Travis55]

Plumbing?

Are you trying to make your own canister?
Why not use a sump? They are a better option on saltwater.

I have the canister. Just need to figure out a way to conect plumming to tank. Elbows or whatever...

 

[mfdrookie516]

What kind of canister did you get? I'm not quite following. Some canisters are made so that the hose fits in a bracket and curves over the tank. Some just connect to fittings that make the bend for them. If it's a fluval, eheim, or rena, it's one of those two options.

 

[Travis55]

What kind of canister did you get? I'm not quite following. Some canisters are made so that the hose fits in a bracket and curves over the tank. Some just connect to fittings that make the bend for them. If it's a fluval, eheim, or rena, it's one of those two options.

Its a cascade 1000. I need the brackets I guess. When I run my hoses into tje tank it crimps them...

 

[mfdrookie516]

After looking around on google, that looks to be similar to how my eheim is set up. The hose doesn't actually go in the tank, it hooks to a u-tube on each side. One goes straight down for the intake, the other is shorter for the output. Did it not come with any 'u' shaped connections?

 

[Travis55]

After looking around on google, that looks to be similar to how my eheim is set up. The hose doesn't actually go in the tank, it hooks to a u-tube on each side. One goes straight down for the intake, the other is shorter for the output. Did it not come with any 'u' shaped connections?

I got the canister for free. Piecing it together. I need the u bends.