tank flow issues for sps
This will confuse you....
I've lost 2 small acro colonies this week and i believe it's because of my only vortech going out. I just bought it 3 months ago and am going to try to call the company to see if they can replace a part. But that is not the issue...
I want to see if I can improve my flow... Here is a diagram of my 200 gallon oceanic.
The current pumps are a gen expc40
little giant
iwaki 40rlxt
the iwaki feeds the green input from the sump. The gen x feeds the refugium and the little giant feeds the chiller. The last two take water from the sump and return it to the sump.
The only other pump is a rio 2500 internal that sits about 6 inches above the sand. The vortech was above the rio... close to the top. It is the blue square on the left.... The other three blue squares represent 3 more vortechs i would eventually put in when I get the $$$. The pink is the live rock, but it does not go all the way to the top...
Where the two red ovals are I was thinking of putting two korilia 8 magnums.
The tank length is about 7 ft. I was wanting to know if the koralias would be too strong, should i try something else, or teach the young padowan apprentice. I will listen at the feet of the masters..
would one return siphon be enough on a tank if it had enough flow or do I need a lot of pumps and such inside to have lots of flow everywhere...
how much is the average pump put out in your tank?
how many pumps do you have?
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This will confuse you....
I've lost 2 small acro colonies this week and i believe it's because of my only vortech going out. I just bought it 3 months ago and am going to try to call the company to see if they can replace a part. But that is not the issue...
I want to see if I can improve my flow... Here is a diagram of my 200 gallon oceanic.
The current pumps are a gen expc40
little giant
iwaki 40rlxt
the iwaki feeds the green input from the sump. The gen x feeds the refugium and the little giant feeds the chiller. The last two take water from the sump and return it to the sump.
The only other pump is a rio 2500 internal that sits about 6 inches above the sand. The vortech was above the rio... close to the top. It is the blue square on the left.... The other three blue squares represent 3 more vortechs i would eventually put in when I get the $$$. The pink is the live rock, but it does not go all the way to the top...
Where the two red ovals are I was thinking of putting two korilia 8 magnums.
The tank length is about 7 ft. I was wanting to know if the koralias would be too strong, should i try something else, or teach the young padowan apprentice. I will listen at the feet of the masters..
would one return siphon be enough on a tank if it had enough flow or do I need a lot of pumps and such inside to have lots of flow everywhere...
how much is the average pump put out in your tank?
how many pumps do you have?
d
