Redundant returns?

ScubaKris97 · 01/01/2022, 06:42 PM

New to the group, thanks for info in advance. Building 90 g reef tank with Reef Octopus INT 150 skimmer. Plumbing it for two returns with one way valves so I always have a back up, but popular marine aquarium store near me says it's not necessary. Is having a redundant return overkill? Looking at VerioS, but not decided.

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Vinny Kreyling · 01/02/2022, 08:37 AM

Two returns are popular in larger tanks but I've never heard of a valve being used inline as a backup. They are used to balance the flow back into the tank. IMHO it's a waste of money to shut down a return line.
Varios is a good pump.

ScubaKris97 · 01/02/2022, 05:17 PM

Thanks, appreciated!

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01/01/2022, 06:42 PM	#1
ScubaKris97 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 2	Redundant returns? New to the group, thanks for info in advance. Building 90 g reef tank with Reef Octopus INT 150 skimmer. Plumbing it for two returns with one way valves so I always have a back up, but popular marine aquarium store near me says it's not necessary. Is having a redundant return overkill? Looking at VerioS, but not decided. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

01/02/2022, 08:37 AM	#2
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	Two returns are popular in larger tanks but I've never heard of a valve being used inline as a backup. They are used to balance the flow back into the tank. IMHO it's a waste of money to shut down a return line. Varios is a good pump. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

01/02/2022, 05:17 PM	#3
ScubaKris97 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2021 Posts: 2	Thanks, appreciated! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk