I see why people go closed loop...

Clouded · 08/09/2006, 01:41 PM

Well, I wanted more flow in my tank with out having to fiddle with my CL that I have right now, so I picked up a Seio 820 and hate it, from the stand point of how it looks in the tank... I could not imagine having a couple of these in the tank.
So I am going to upgrade my pump on CL...And since RC has a rule about posting in the For thread...I now have a Seio that is pretty much brand new and can not do anything with it...

So for people who are in between on whether to go closed loop or not, GO CLOSED LOOP!

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 02:00 PM

LOL...Its not useless...

I bet it would mix a 5 gallon water cooler of koolaid in 2 minutes or less....

Saving time like that really helps before the saturday morning soccer game. 5 year olds love some koolaid...

marinelife · 08/09/2006, 02:03 PM

I hated me closed loops and went Tunze Streams, best thing I ever did

zemuron114 · 08/09/2006, 02:09 PM

closed loops are good direct flow in certain locations (ie: under rockwork) Tunze and even seios are good for open/random flow. I like both, and em very satisfied with me tunze and seio, but wish i had a small CL for the direct flow i need.

MJAnderson · 08/09/2006, 02:25 PM

Hmmm...so are 2 powerheads more obtrusive than PVC pipes hanging in the water and loc lines? Go Tunze once the nanostreams come out this Xmas. Mod 2 MJ900s until then. Use less energy, less noise, less chance of leaks and no holes in your tank in case you change your mind.

Reef_bones · 08/09/2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by MJAnderson
Hmmm...so are 2 powerheads more obtrusive than PVC pipes hanging in the water and loc lines? Go Tunze once the nanostreams come out this Xmas. Mod 2 MJ900s until then. Use less energy, less noise, less chance of leaks and no holes in your tank in case you change your mind.

Good points, but lets not forget a pump outside your tank is less likely to add heat or malfunction and dump contaminants in your tank... I have run both and both have there advantages.

Clouded · 08/09/2006, 02:54 PM

My loc-line does not take up nearly as much room as the Seio did...The seio was huge in there and with loc-line you can put it behind rocks with a hole in the rock and get flow and still hide it.

mg426 · 08/09/2006, 03:00 PM

I am a big fan of closed loops. I use a couple of them on SCWDS
Overall I am happy with the result.

ppurcell · 08/09/2006, 08:25 PM

I agree, even with penductors on the ends, I think a CL is much less obtrusive than seios or tunze unless you have the stream rocks to hide them. I built my entire CL for much less than anyone would spend on a single seio or stream and I'm not putting any additional heat into my tank.

08/09/2006, 01:41 PM	#1
Clouded Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 193	I see why people go closed loop... Well, I wanted more flow in my tank with out having to fiddle with my CL that I have right now, so I picked up a Seio 820 and hate it, from the stand point of how it looks in the tank... I could not imagine having a couple of these in the tank. So I am going to upgrade my pump on CL...And since RC has a rule about posting in the For thread...I now have a Seio that is pretty much brand new and can not do anything with it... So for people who are in between on whether to go closed loop or not, GO CLOSED LOOP!

08/09/2006, 02:03 PM	#3
marinelife Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Union, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,590	I hated me closed loops and went Tunze Streams, best thing I ever did __________________ I'm a SaltGeek are You? All LED since 2010. Current Tank Info: 375 Gallon Reef with siporax, all LED lighting, and Red Dragon 3 and Abyzz A200 on 2 closed loops.

08/09/2006, 03:00 PM	#8
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I am a big fan of closed loops. I use a couple of them on SCWDS Overall I am happy with the result. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

08/09/2006, 02:00 PM	#2
Reef_bones Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: minor hill, tn Posts: 489	LOL...Its not useless... I bet it would mix a 5 gallon water cooler of koolaid in 2 minutes or less.... Saving time like that really helps before the saturday morning soccer game. 5 year olds love some koolaid...

08/09/2006, 02:09 PM	#4
zemuron114 Moved On Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pilgrim State (Mass) Posts: 4,039	closed loops are good direct flow in certain locations (ie: under rockwork) Tunze and even seios are good for open/random flow. I like both, and em very satisfied with me tunze and seio, but wish i had a small CL for the direct flow i need.

08/09/2006, 02:25 PM	#5
MJAnderson Premium Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: East Bay, CA Posts: 2,633	Hmmm...so are 2 powerheads more obtrusive than PVC pipes hanging in the water and loc lines? Go Tunze once the nanostreams come out this Xmas. Mod 2 MJ900s until then. Use less energy, less noise, less chance of leaks and no holes in your tank in case you change your mind.

08/09/2006, 02:54 PM	#7
Clouded Moved On Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 193	My loc-line does not take up nearly as much room as the Seio did...The seio was huge in there and with loc-line you can put it behind rocks with a hole in the rock and get flow and still hide it.

08/09/2006, 08:25 PM	#9
ppurcell Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Naperville, IL Posts: 2,911	I agree, even with penductors on the ends, I think a CL is much less obtrusive than seios or tunze unless you have the stream rocks to hide them. I built my entire CL for much less than anyone would spend on a single seio or stream and I'm not putting any additional heat into my tank.