need help designing/setting up new tank

MrGoodKat00 · 05/01/2008, 03:17 PM

I am looking to set up my first tank! It will be a prop tank to hold mainly sps and a few lps corals. I plan on using a smaller 26 gallon tank because I found one for an excellent price with an all oak stand and hand built canopy that can house T-5's or MH. Because of the size of the stand I do not know what I can use as a sump. I am currently thinking about using a 20 gallon long, but I have since discovered that it will not fit. So I am going to need some help as to what I should use for the sump, probably a 10 gallon?

So far this is the equiptment that I have purchased.
26 gallon, stand, and canopy
5 1.5" bulkheads
700GPH Glass-Holes overflow kit
2 24" Reef White 10k T-5's
2 24" Reef White 14k T-5's
IceCap 430 Ballast, wiring kit, stand offs, and end caps
Modded Euro-Reef 6-2+ with recirculating and gate valve mod

I need help determining the return pump size, I would like to go with something small such as a Mag 3 or 5 to keep the flow thru the sump very low in order for the skimmer to skim as good as it possibly can. And then use a Mag 9.5 (36x turnover) or a Mag 12 (46x turnover) for the closed loop. I would love to hear any suggestion from anyone! I want this to be awesome!

Flavum · 05/01/2008, 03:24 PM

For a return you genereally want 5-10 times turnover rate. somehting in that range

MrGoodKat00 · 05/01/2008, 03:32 PM

For the return I would like rather slow flow because of the extremely high flow in the tank via the closed loop I am going to implemment.

Flavum · 05/01/2008, 03:39 PM

5x26 would be 130 gph. slower than that?

MrGoodKat00 · 05/01/2008, 04:44 PM

No, that would be about right wouldnt it?

MrGoodKat00 · 05/01/2008, 06:43 PM

How about for a sump size?

05/01/2008, 03:17 PM	#1
MrGoodKat00 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	need help designing/setting up new tank I am looking to set up my first tank! It will be a prop tank to hold mainly sps and a few lps corals. I plan on using a smaller 26 gallon tank because I found one for an excellent price with an all oak stand and hand built canopy that can house T-5's or MH. Because of the size of the stand I do not know what I can use as a sump. I am currently thinking about using a 20 gallon long, but I have since discovered that it will not fit. So I am going to need some help as to what I should use for the sump, probably a 10 gallon? So far this is the equiptment that I have purchased. 26 gallon, stand, and canopy 5 1.5" bulkheads 700GPH Glass-Holes overflow kit 2 24" Reef White 10k T-5's 2 24" Reef White 14k T-5's IceCap 430 Ballast, wiring kit, stand offs, and end caps Modded Euro-Reef 6-2+ with recirculating and gate valve mod I need help determining the return pump size, I would like to go with something small such as a Mag 3 or 5 to keep the flow thru the sump very low in order for the skimmer to skim as good as it possibly can. And then use a Mag 9.5 (36x turnover) or a Mag 12 (46x turnover) for the closed loop. I would love to hear any suggestion from anyone! I want this to be awesome!

05/01/2008, 03:24 PM	#2
Flavum Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Knox, TN Posts: 728	For a return you genereally want 5-10 times turnover rate. somehting in that range __________________ Good guys, bad guys Which is which? The white collar worker Or the digger of the ditch? Man, who's to say who's the better man? I'm doing the very best I can Best I can - Minor Threat

05/01/2008, 03:39 PM	#4
Flavum Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Knox, TN Posts: 728	5x26 would be 130 gph. slower than that? __________________ Good guys, bad guys Which is which? The white collar worker Or the digger of the ditch? Man, who's to say who's the better man? I'm doing the very best I can Best I can - Minor Threat

05/01/2008, 03:32 PM	#3
MrGoodKat00 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	For the return I would like rather slow flow because of the extremely high flow in the tank via the closed loop I am going to implemment.

05/01/2008, 04:44 PM	#5
MrGoodKat00 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	No, that would be about right wouldnt it?

05/01/2008, 06:43 PM	#6
MrGoodKat00 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 63	How about for a sump size?