I want to increase water turnover

ckrhone · 12/14/2006, 04:52 PM

I want to increase water turnover.
I currently have 3 x Seio 1100's on a wavemeker, now I know this is not ideal. Having a 100 (UK) gallon tank, I need to increase my water flow to x20 the volume because I am now keeping a lot of SPS.

Now I am not that flush with cash at the moment and would ideally love a Tunze Stream system but that is going to cost me nearly $2000 at current conversion from Sterling, so I wondered what you guys thought I coud do to improve my water circulation. would upgrading the Seios to more powerful ones be an answer or do I actually need to increase the amount of directional flow than I curently have in the tank? If this is the case, My aquarium is going to start looking untidy with powerheads everywhere.

Please help! Many thanks.

ckrhone · 12/14/2006, 05:21 PM

Anybody??

dougchambers · 12/14/2006, 05:36 PM

Have you considered a closed loop. Mount a pump externally and plumb through a bulk-head or over the top. Build a manifold for the return and fire it up. Depending on funding, you can get fancy with ball valves to direct flow or add an OM-Squirt or 4-Way.

Personally, we run a Sequence 4200SEQ12 pump fed by two 2" drains in the tank and route the returns through and OM 4-Way. Nice equipment...

-Doug

DeJaCo · 12/14/2006, 05:44 PM

In your post you describe a 100 gallon system with 3 seio powerheads. No mention of sump or return flow there. So why not add an overflow box with a sump system. A double bulkhead
system would allow an additional 1200 gal per hour plus your 3 existing powerheads run full time would put you around 4500 gal / hour. That would be sufficient for even most acropora sp.
Just a suggestion.

leeweber85 · 12/14/2006, 05:45 PM

If you are somewhat handy at DIY you can do themaxijet mod from MJmods.com They are extremley powerful ...2500gph+ for the highflow kit. If you have sand I would go with the medium flows though.

Lee

ckrhone · 12/15/2006, 08:37 AM

I do have a sump/fuge, about 13 gallons with 6" deep sand bed. This is beneath the main display tank, so I have some additional water turning over here also. However, if I was to change the powerheads to the larger Seio ones, are these going to be too powerful, or would I be better off trying to create a manifold directing water from the top of the tank towards the rockwork? The only problem I can forese is that if there was a power shortage, water could siphon back from the tank if the pump were placed in the sump.

12/14/2006, 04:52 PM	#1
ckrhone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom Posts: 166	I want to increase water turnover I want to increase water turnover. I currently have 3 x Seio 1100's on a wavemeker, now I know this is not ideal. Having a 100 (UK) gallon tank, I need to increase my water flow to x20 the volume because I am now keeping a lot of SPS. Now I am not that flush with cash at the moment and would ideally love a Tunze Stream system but that is going to cost me nearly $2000 at current conversion from Sterling, so I wondered what you guys thought I coud do to improve my water circulation. would upgrading the Seios to more powerful ones be an answer or do I actually need to increase the amount of directional flow than I curently have in the tank? If this is the case, My aquarium is going to start looking untidy with powerheads everywhere. Please help! Many thanks.

12/14/2006, 05:44 PM	#4
DeJaCo Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sheridan, WY Posts: 30	increasing turn over rates In your post you describe a 100 gallon system with 3 seio powerheads. No mention of sump or return flow there. So why not add an overflow box with a sump system. A double bulkhead system would allow an additional 1200 gal per hour plus your 3 existing powerheads run full time would put you around 4500 gal / hour. That would be sufficient for even most acropora sp. Just a suggestion. __________________ Dennis J. Cook Current Tank Info: 210 gallon reef with 45 gallon mechanical/algal filtration system

12/14/2006, 05:45 PM	#5
leeweber85 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids, Iowa Posts: 2,482	If you are somewhat handy at DIY you can do themaxijet mod from MJmods.com They are extremley powerful ...2500gph+ for the highflow kit. If you have sand I would go with the medium flows though. Lee __________________ -Lee Current Tank Info: 120g reef, 20g reef Last edited by leeweber85; 12/14/2006 at 05:59 PM.

12/14/2006, 05:21 PM	#2
ckrhone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom Posts: 166	Anybody??

12/14/2006, 05:36 PM	#3
dougchambers Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 2,882	Have you considered a closed loop. Mount a pump externally and plumb through a bulk-head or over the top. Build a manifold for the return and fire it up. Depending on funding, you can get fancy with ball valves to direct flow or add an OM-Squirt or 4-Way. Personally, we run a Sequence 4200SEQ12 pump fed by two 2" drains in the tank and route the returns through and OM 4-Way. Nice equipment... -Doug

12/15/2006, 08:37 AM	#6
ckrhone Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Grimsby, United Kingdom Posts: 166	I do have a sump/fuge, about 13 gallons with 6" deep sand bed. This is beneath the main display tank, so I have some additional water turning over here also. However, if I was to change the powerheads to the larger Seio ones, are these going to be too powerful, or would I be better off trying to create a manifold directing water from the top of the tank towards the rockwork? The only problem I can forese is that if there was a power shortage, water could siphon back from the tank if the pump were placed in the sump.