Frag Tank

[jrsatx20]

i dont think its enough on mine.my sump only has a small amount of cheato. skimmer is bigger than it should be i think. its a red sea berlin with a mag 5 on it. i have it skimmer really dry so it pulls some nasty stuff. i got a sqwd if u want to try it out.

[txg8gxp]

I'm still just trying to add all the parts up. If the cost of flow accelerators, scwd, larger return pump, etc. add's up too much i will just go with a mp10es and make it simple.

[jrsatx20]

ya prob come out to the same amount

[Mr Cob]

I think you might be happier with a MP10

[jrsatx20]

I think you might be happier with a MP10

+1 but if u dont like the mp10 ill trade u my rtn pump mag 12, plumbing, sqwd, lockline for 2 rtns for it

[ErikH]

Hook it up with the 7 and a scwd, you should be plenty fine because its 700 gph alternating, where as without the scwd, its 700 split. Add the penductors, and its up to 400% more flow. Also with the setup you have, it would switch side to side, and that would be lovely for the coral. How far away is the return?

[txg8gxp]

what about overflow design? If I go vortech, I will only run one return bulkhead. Do I need a down turned 90 in the overflow box, to make it act like a durso or will a open bulkhead work? I know the open bulkhead will work, and I'm not worried about flow...just noise.

[txg8gxp]

Return pump will be about 3.5-4'. With higher gph return pump, then I might have to deal with more noise from overflow/filter sock.

Hook it up with the 7 and a scwd, you should be plenty fine because its 700 gph alternating, where as without the scwd, its 700 split. Add the penductors, and its up to 400% more flow. Also with the setup you have, it would switch side to side, and that would be lovely for the coral. How far away is the return?

[ErikH]

you should be fine with the penductors, but you could eliminate the pumps and just do gravity fed with an mp10?.?

[txg8gxp]

Not a bad idea, but this tank will be on it's own stand...the same height of my main tank.