LF: advice on plumbing my 400g

[liv]

Hi ALL,
i've been a long time reader.. but don't post much..
been working on a 400g in my basement for the longest time.
I now have all i think i need to setup the plumbing.
but i'm having second thought on how to devide the flow properly.
I will be using a Dart for the recirculation pump and a OM-4-way.

i'm thinking of plumbing it like this:
4 & 6 at the same time ( 4-way )
7 & 8 at the same time ( 4-way )
5 alone ( 4-way )
9 alone (4-way )
10 goes to sump
11 goes to skimmer
2 & 3 for my sump return ( i'm still thinking mag9 or maybe mag12 or similar.. )
1 unknown for now.. could be feeder.. could be probes.. could be power cords..etc


Would you do it differently ? explain how and why plz
thanks,
Olivier

 

[mflamb]

What will be living in the 400?

 

[liv]

reef system.... corals and fish..sps,lps tangs, anthias, the usual.

 

[liv]

to add to this..
here is my current wish list :

1 yellow tang
1 hippo tang
1 powderblue tang
1 atlantic tang
1 purple tang
1 chocolate tang
a small group of anthias.. like ~7
a small group of chromis like ~7
1 copperband
1 pair of clowns... a nice cross breed like those dark reds false percs.
the usual cleaner gobies and a lawnmower blenny.

as for corals..a variaty of hard corals for the top of the tank.. and softies on the bottom.. i love shrooms and toadstools.

 

[Chaotic Reefer4u]

sounds good so far, reef on liv...

 

[liv]

anybody has any different ideas on the recirculation plumbing ?
( changing the sequence of water flow in the 4-way )
lets hear it

 

[mflamb]

liv, a 4-way is pretty much opinion. Check out the plumbing and pics section of their website for some ideas. I'm using 2 of them on the setup I'm building.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=962136
I think the basic idea is enough flow and having it random to prevent "dead" spots. JMHO
Mike

 

[liv]

very nice setup Mike!
I have been following your thread since the beginning.

 

[mflamb]

liv...any pics of your stuff???