MarinePaethor
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I am trying to set up the return from my sump to get the best flow, in both volume and area. I was kind of under the impression that you wanted about 10 times the volume of the tank, maybe a little more. I hit a couple of LFS this week and discussed my plans with the owners. One told me I only wanted a couple hundred GPH. The other told me that I wanted about 20 times the volume, and one told me that what I was planning would be about right. I realize there are quite a few different opinions when it comes to this hobby, but what is a good number to shoot for in terms of water movement?
I have a 46G tank. The pump I have is rated for about 1050gph, so after head loss I figure I should have around 600gph into the tank. I was thinking about splitting the return to spread the flow around the tank to avoid dead spots. Here is a picture of my working idea:
Does this seems like it should work, or would this weaken to flow too much?should I cut it down to only one in the middle so there is only 3 outlets, or even remove the middle entirely and go with one return outlet on each side of the tank? Or should I go with something else entirely?
Thanks for any advice.
I have a 46G tank. The pump I have is rated for about 1050gph, so after head loss I figure I should have around 600gph into the tank. I was thinking about splitting the return to spread the flow around the tank to avoid dead spots. Here is a picture of my working idea:
Does this seems like it should work, or would this weaken to flow too much?should I cut it down to only one in the middle so there is only 3 outlets, or even remove the middle entirely and go with one return outlet on each side of the tank? Or should I go with something else entirely?
Thanks for any advice.