Advice on flow for 300DD

[gerz]

I was hoping to get some advice on flow issues for a 300 DD. I am in the setup phase, still finishing the fish room but want to start getting some other equipment ordered. The tank is in the standard marineland configuration with two corner overflows. What I would like to do is convert the return lines and utilize them as a closed loop feeding several Sea Swirls. The existing drains I would feed to the sump (one via the skimmer) and then return to the tank, possibly through an OM4 that would be routed over the back and distributed through the rockwork. My main questions are; 1 Is this feasible, 2 If it is how many Sea Swirls would you run? 3. Should I forget the CL idea and just add MP40s?

Addn info: The tank is built into the wall and viewable on the front and right side. The plan is for it to be an SPS dominated tank and I really would like the best random flow for the tank while minimizing the appearance of equipment in the tank such as powerheads.

Thanks in advance.

 

[am3gross]

Mp60s will solve all flow issues... May lead to bankruptcy tho... I would 2 60s and 2 40s..

 

[saltysailor2329]

+1^

I'm running two MP40's on my 125g, one on each side and I want to add two MP10's on the back wall or maybe one more MP40 on the back wall.

Good luck.

 

[psusocr]

See my sig, i would pick the tunze's on a controller anyday over the votechs..

 

[Dashiki]

2 60's and 2 40's

Wow that would be a lot of flow.

The 265 dt at my LFS runs 2 40's sps Dom. I plan on running 2-40's and one 10 on the back wall on my 300dd

 

[ClownNut]

i am 3 mp 40 and 2 6095 and 2 6105 on my 185.

 

[gerz]

Thanks for the input. I may have to do some more research on the Vortechs, they seem to be favored over the CL.

 

[Aquatron]

Hello,
MP's, close loops, and Sea Swirls are old school, two words Hydro Wizard $ 1,700.00 shipped from Germany to your door. 15,000 gph of programmable madness

 

[gerz]

I'm trying to minimize equipment in the tank and from the web pictures i've seen that looks the size of a football

 

[SPotter]

I'm setting up a tank thats almost the same dimensions. I went with a high flow sump and remote fuge. my return pump is a baracuda to two 1" returns with rotating penductor flow novels and then I will have 2 x tunze 6305's and 2 x tunze 6301's. Im estimating over 100's per hour.

Steve

 

[pgaudreau]

I have a 265 gallon. I am using two mp 40's and one mp 60. Great flow, really pleased with the equipment