Preferred Pump Setup

AirManFL · 09/18/2006, 04:11 PM

What is the preferred method of setting up the return for a 120 rr tank with 2 overflows?

2 in sump pumps like Eheim 1260's or 1 external pump like a Quiet One 5000.

This is for a reef tank 48" x 24" x 24"

Thank you,

AirManFL · 09/22/2006, 11:05 AM

Any opinions either way?

Will I need additional power heads?

mflamb · 09/23/2006, 11:27 AM

External pumps cost more, introduce less heat into the system, require more plumbing. Powerheads??? What livestock will you be housing???

AirManFL · 09/23/2006, 11:38 AM

I will have a few tangs, goby's, clowns, etc. Only a medium amount reef safe fish..I want my bioload to be fairly low

As far as corals go - bubble, green torch, frog spawn, hammer, etc. I'll also have assorted mushrooms like leather coral, ricordea yuma, ricordea florida, etc.

I will probably do something creative with green star polyp and daisy polyp.

I will probably have a couple SPS corals, but not a lot of it.

At this point, I don't believe I will need a high flow rate.

Rob

09/18/2006, 04:11 PM	#1
AirManFL Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 38	Preferred Pump Setup What is the preferred method of setting up the return for a 120 rr tank with 2 overflows? 2 in sump pumps like Eheim 1260's or 1 external pump like a Quiet One 5000. This is for a reef tank 48" x 24" x 24" Thank you, __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: 24 Gallon HQI Aquapod

09/22/2006, 11:05 AM	#2
AirManFL Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 38	Any opinions either way? Will I need additional power heads? __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: 24 Gallon HQI Aquapod

09/23/2006, 11:27 AM	#3
mflamb Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pasadena, Texas Posts: 8,422	External pumps cost more, introduce less heat into the system, require more plumbing. Powerheads??? What livestock will you be housing??? __________________ Click on my red house to see my 390 and 300 build thread. Those are my last 2 tanks in Tampa. Now in Pasadena waiting to buy a house to set up my next tank....anemones and clowns...probably a 3x3 150 gallon.

09/23/2006, 11:38 AM	#4
AirManFL Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Apopka, FL Posts: 38	I will have a few tangs, goby's, clowns, etc. Only a medium amount reef safe fish..I want my bioload to be fairly low As far as corals go - bubble, green torch, frog spawn, hammer, etc. I'll also have assorted mushrooms like leather coral, ricordea yuma, ricordea florida, etc. I will probably do something creative with green star polyp and daisy polyp. I will probably have a couple SPS corals, but not a lot of it. At this point, I don't believe I will need a high flow rate. Rob __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: 24 Gallon HQI Aquapod