Circulation in a 100 gallon peninsula tank

chrisstankevitz · 04/03/2010, 01:18 PM

Peninsula tank: 40-42" wide, 30" deep, 24" tall.

What are my options for circulation:

a) nothing but return from sump
b) closed loop drilled into bottom of tank
c) powerheads [FORBIDDEN]
d) Closed loop on roof of tank [FORBIDDEN]
e) Make a smaller tank
f) (your idea here)

Thank you,

Chris

PS: I'm leaning toward (c) but I'd love to not have to do that.

Pcrain · 04/03/2010, 02:04 PM

whats the deal with forbidding power heads? ..
i would say after that your only real option is to have a powerful return pump

wayne in norway · 04/03/2010, 04:00 PM

How thick is the base? Get some perspex pots. Get powerheads with big magnet mounts (Vortech would be best by a long way) Put the powerheads in the pots, on the tank base, pointing up.

Or close loop thro' the bottom.

04/03/2010, 02:04 PM	#2
Pcrain Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: chico ca Posts: 414	whats the deal with forbidding power heads? .. i would say after that your only real option is to have a powerful return pump

04/03/2010, 04:00 PM	#3
wayne in norway Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Stavanger, Norway Posts: 1,271	How thick is the base? Get some perspex pots. Get powerheads with big magnet mounts (Vortech would be best by a long way) Put the powerheads in the pots, on the tank base, pointing up. Or close loop thro' the bottom.