NEW REEF TANK!

[Instar]

FYI - Rios got a bad rap from people putting them on wave makers. I have an old one that I took off a wave maker and now use on a timer. It works great! Wavemakers get maxijet 1200's for quiet, long term operation. Drill the BACK of the Oceanic tempered tanks. I have my bulhead/overflow out the back and its super. Also much less noisy gurgle to deal with. didn't use any fancy thing to make it silent - didn't need to. Get the bigger tank.

[Instar]

How do you deal with the restriction of a 1" bulkhead? Not much water runs through that for return. Sounds like a nano size to me, but then I keep SPS.

[z28pwr]

I run a 1" inside diameter bulkhead for a MAG 12 and have absolutely no problems with it keeping up. He could get a 1.5" but that is a 2 3/8 hole size and since Aquatrend only has a 2.5" drill bit that's the size of hole he would get which is fairly big size hole. I don't see him needing a 1.5" bulkhead unless he plans on moving over 1200 GPH which is already over 20 times the volume of the tank, but the side bulkhead may put some restriction in the equation since you have to make a 90 degree turn back to the sump if it's underneath the cabinet. On my tank the bulkhead is in the bottom and has a hose going into the sump therefore there isn't any 90 or 45 degree bends anywhere.

[Instar]

A Mag 12 lifts 1100 GPH to 4 foot head according to the lit. I have 1000 gallons going over thru a 2inch (1 and 3/4 inside) and would really worry if it was smaller than that, but it is out the back. So, there you have it for details on out the back and thru the bottom.