Teeing off a mag 12 return

[chrislPa]

I have been contemplating teeing off my return to run 2 reactors (GFO & Carbon). One of the reasons being that the mj 900 has stopped making the GFO tumble so I was thinking I could add more flow from the return with ball valves. This would also eliminate 2 pumps in my sump. Does the mag 12 push enough water to do this? Currently the mag has about 4' of head preasure and I have the ball valve wide open.

Any help would be great.

 

[u4ick]

yes the mag will provide enough flow, but if you are wide open now then you will be loosing flow in the display tank. This is not necessarily a bad thing if you have powerheads to maintain flow in the tank. Slowing down your sump can often be a good thing, so if you do have powerheads, then I say go for it.

 

[Freddie57]

I did this with a mag 9.5 on a 90g with 4' of head. I was never able to run wide open anyway,and a gfo reactor does not require alot of flow.

 

[chrislPa]

Thanks guys....all done and works like a charm. :thumbsup: