Setting up new 120 and stuck in pump hell

[dndbenson]

Equipment
120 Gallon tank
30" x 12" sump
EcoSystem 60 refugium
Coralife skimmer
Coralife chiller
K2R calcium reactor
Milwaukee PH monitor
Rio hyperflow 26 return pump
2 - 250w mh
4 - 96w pc
3 - led moonlights with controller
Tall connopy wit Ice Cap fans
6 stage ro/di with auto top off system. (using a float valve with a electronic solenoid valve on a seperate float switch to prevent failures)


Here it goes, I have had a 46 gallon hex tank that has been salt water for about a year. I liked it so much that I wanted to do more with the hobby so I ordered myself a beautiful 120 gallon acrylic tank. It has a center overflow with two 1" drain lines and 4 1/2" return lines. So I started setting it up today and have become verrrrrry frustrated with the amount of pumps that are required to run this thing.
1. Return pumps have 1 but was thinking of running two.
2. Skimmer pump.
3. Calcium reactor 2 pumps, 1 in the sump one that is mounted under the reactor itself?
4. Chiller
This make a total of 4 to 5 pumps in my sump. I barely have enough room for water in there. Is there any way to run multiple items off of one pump? The skimmer I know needs its own pump but the calcium reactor has a pump with it but then suggests to run another pump to feed the water. The chiller is calling for a 80-100 gph pump. I also have a hang on refuge that I have hanging on my sump that came with a pump but I am just going to tee off of one of my drains for that.
Any help would be apriciated.
Thanks,
Dean

 

[AllenFord_SC]

Perhaps you could tee off your skimmer output to your chiller. This would provide it with clean water and eliminate one pump. Then run a tee off the return from your chiller to the input on your Ca reactor. With the use of ball valves you can adjust the flow amounts to each item. You could also do the same thing with your return pump if you don't want to use your skimmer output. This will help eliminate two of the pumps. I would recommend unions on each item so you can remove them for maintanence.

 

[AllenFord_SC]

Nice tank btw! :thumbsup:

 

[aquawolf]

Nice looking tank, but I am afraid you are going to be fighting a tough battle trying to fit all of that equipment and plumbing under that stand.

Hopefully somebody can offer more insight into your dilemma.

 

[dndbenson]

All of the equipment equipment is in there already in place, the plumbing will be quite the trick but doable. I am mounting the ro/di remotely. It will be a bit crowded but if I need I could also move the chiller from under the tank.

 

[AllenFord_SC]

You are going to want the chiller in an area where it has plenty of airflow. They cause excess heat and can be noisy at times. Outside is a great place if you can rig it up.

 

[dndbenson]

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