daveonbass
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I have just gotten my frag tank up and running again. My DT is a 58g (36") tank that has a 30long (36") that sits to the right of it and is plumbed into the system. The overall water volume is about 80g I'm guessing (and dosing based on that number has worked out well too).
Like I said I recently made the conversion of the frag tank BACK to frag grow out and holding from its previous use as simply a large refugium that added extra water volume to the display tank. the one thing it's missing is a good water circulation pump. I have a second system (37g show) that is a stand alone tank that I'm using to test out all kinds of coral pieces (frags) under the one AI Prime that lights it. It's in the living room and so I placed my one remaining MP10(1st gen) in that smaller tank just to really keep the clean look for guests to see.
The 58g tank and frag system is in my bedroom and currently has two Jebao RW4 pumps on it creating "not quite enough flow" in the main system. I am ordering either two RW8 or the next size up pumps to replace them this weekend.
Here is my question. What would any of YOU do to add flow to the frag tank? I figure I have a few options:
1. RW8's in the 58g DT. RW4's in the frag tank to create a gyre flow. MP10 stays in the 37g.
2. RW8's in the 58g DT. RW4's in the 37g tank adding more flow to that system. and the MP10 powers just the frag tank.
3. RW8's in 58g DT...and one of the RW4. the frag tank has the other RW4. MP10 in 37g.
which option would any of you choose...and...perhaps...explain why? The RW4's I have are BOTH run from one controller. The RW8's I'm getting will be as well. So they have to stay near each other.
thanks in advance. :lolspin:
Like I said I recently made the conversion of the frag tank BACK to frag grow out and holding from its previous use as simply a large refugium that added extra water volume to the display tank. the one thing it's missing is a good water circulation pump. I have a second system (37g show) that is a stand alone tank that I'm using to test out all kinds of coral pieces (frags) under the one AI Prime that lights it. It's in the living room and so I placed my one remaining MP10(1st gen) in that smaller tank just to really keep the clean look for guests to see.
The 58g tank and frag system is in my bedroom and currently has two Jebao RW4 pumps on it creating "not quite enough flow" in the main system. I am ordering either two RW8 or the next size up pumps to replace them this weekend.
Here is my question. What would any of YOU do to add flow to the frag tank? I figure I have a few options:
1. RW8's in the 58g DT. RW4's in the frag tank to create a gyre flow. MP10 stays in the 37g.
2. RW8's in the 58g DT. RW4's in the 37g tank adding more flow to that system. and the MP10 powers just the frag tank.
3. RW8's in 58g DT...and one of the RW4. the frag tank has the other RW4. MP10 in 37g.
which option would any of you choose...and...perhaps...explain why? The RW4's I have are BOTH run from one controller. The RW8's I'm getting will be as well. So they have to stay near each other.
thanks in advance. :lolspin:
