Hey Guys,
Started a reef tank (Nuvo 16g) about 4 months ago. Approx 7-8 lbs LR. Working towards keeping some coral, 1-2 fish and crabs. Been working on the kinks along the way... I enjoy the hobby.
Starting to get some GH algae and looking into water circulation and had a question. This tank has a "sump" on the back where water flows on each side through filters, etc into the center to a pump, which them splits into 2 return lines... LEVEL with the water line
The pump is a Rio 1100, which is quite large for the tank so I use a ball valve to reduce flow. I'm wanting to get some flow at the bottom of the tank to help with circulation. Normally, a powerhead would solve the problem, but space (and aestetics) is a concern.
Since the pump is large enough, would I be able to branch off into some Loc Line tubing and add a return outlet lower in the tank? (a 3rd outlet)
Hopefully, this makes sense... in essense I'm trying to reduce "extra equipment" and use the large pump I already have. I dont know if using a pump return line is practical for this reason though?
Thanks,
Started a reef tank (Nuvo 16g) about 4 months ago. Approx 7-8 lbs LR. Working towards keeping some coral, 1-2 fish and crabs. Been working on the kinks along the way... I enjoy the hobby.
Starting to get some GH algae and looking into water circulation and had a question. This tank has a "sump" on the back where water flows on each side through filters, etc into the center to a pump, which them splits into 2 return lines... LEVEL with the water line
The pump is a Rio 1100, which is quite large for the tank so I use a ball valve to reduce flow. I'm wanting to get some flow at the bottom of the tank to help with circulation. Normally, a powerhead would solve the problem, but space (and aestetics) is a concern.
Since the pump is large enough, would I be able to branch off into some Loc Line tubing and add a return outlet lower in the tank? (a 3rd outlet)
Hopefully, this makes sense... in essense I'm trying to reduce "extra equipment" and use the large pump I already have. I dont know if using a pump return line is practical for this reason though?
Thanks,