useing a large pump for one stop shop

[grinder143]

some will question why but. I have some equipment i was going to use on a larger tank , but decided best to keep something i could afford to stock . I want to know if anyone has used say a mag 12 pump to feed the return and a manifold . i am considering 3 reactors and a recirc skimmer . my question is this i have a mag5 mag9.5 and a mag12 . is there enough flow from the 12 to run gfo,carbon,skimmer and bioellet . not exactly sure if i will run the biopellet but what the hey. i was going to use the mag 9.5 through a sea swril on a closed loop and could use the mag 5 on the skimmer . that is a whole lot of pump ,heat watts you name it.hense the useage of a manifold . looking for some advice. i have the brs reactors for gfo and carbon they are seperate units and a 150 recirc octopus skimmer any ideas are much appreciated

 

[landy]

Adjusting the flow through that many things can be a chore. i.e. increase flow in gfo reactor and you get pressure drop on everything else. None the less, i run one return pump to feed two tanks and reactors (when they were still online). The skimmer may be a deal breaker depending on how sensitive it is to pressure changes. imo i would ditch the mags, unless they double as your heater.:lmao:


landy