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03/06/2010, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Scranton, PA
Posts: 336
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Plumbing the fuge. Single return pump?
In the process of setting up a 45g cube with a refugium and a sump. I have been planning on using a single Mag or 7 as both my return to the tank and my feed for the fuge. Are there any disadvantages to using a single pump? I plan on T-ing off the return and adding a valve before the fuge. That way the valve will control the fuge flow and all the rest of the water will go to the display.
Are there any major problems with doing this this way? Should I be looking to use a second pump? IMO the fewer pumps the better, correct? |
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03/06/2010, 10:59 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Posts: 19
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i think a lot of people do this, myself included, but im a newb.... worked for me so far though..
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03/06/2010, 11:03 AM
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Registered Member
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Wooster, Ohio
Posts: 1,724
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yes it will work fine tee it off with a tee. have a ball valve going from the tee into your fuge so you regulate the flow going into the fuge.
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Bare Bottom 90g AGA RR. 2 AI Sol Blue LED Fixtures, SWC 160 cone skimmer. 2 MP40W ES Vortech pumps, 1 MP10W ES Votech pump, Digital Aquatics Reefkeeper Elite, Tunze 1073 internal return pump. 30g custom acrylic sump with refugium. Current Tank Info: 90g AGA RR, custom 30g sump |
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03/06/2010, 12:25 PM
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WMAS and HVReef Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: UT
Posts: 519
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The less gadgets in your tank, the less heat will be produced.
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