Reeflo dart to much power?

[Wetbehind_Ears]

Join Date: Feb 2018
Posts: 2
Reeflo dart to much power?
Hi (new account but older member, forgot email and password....)

I have a 90g RR display with a 60 g sump and a 45 g refugium. With 3 small pumps I run my fuge , my display which has 4 returns with a closed loop, gfo reactor, carbon reactor and plan on adding a 30g frag tank.

I have a reeflo dart from my last system, was thinking of hooking it up to my 90g system. I know this is over kill but would it work? Mabey add a off of the pump feed reroute with a y some flow into the sump?


My other option would be two little giant 850gph pumps.


Any input would be helpful.

 

[Spartan]

You can just put a valve on the outflow to down regulate flow if you need to.
Consider in the long term though that you'll be paying energy costs for flow that you're not using.

 

[Wetbehind_Ears]

My other option is 2 little giant external 850fog for returns

 

[Gary Majchrzak]

high head application?

high head application?

SPS or LPS? Reeflo designed for flow...low head circulation (think closed loop).
Overkill or work.... it can be both!
Brisk water movement can make it easier to keep clean (by sweeping detritus into the overflow etc.), promote better oxygen saturation and evaporation.
LG's bigger energy hogs than Reeflo- but that doesn't necessarily mean I'm recommending Reeflo over LG.