aquariageek Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I have been saving up for a reef tank and I would like to take the plunge soon. After spending more hours of my life on here then I would have liked to reading the forums; I decided to do it right the first time. On to my question to avoid any tl;dr's.. I plan to set up a 30 Long with a 10 gallon sump, lit by a tek 36" 4 bulb. 30 L is a 36"Lx12"Wx16"H. I would like to drill the tank, have an intake in the middle and two returns. The plan is to install a two way splitter on each return, thereby having two loc-line "arms" on each. Will this be enough flow for the tank-- given I get the right pump? My goal is to make this a clean set up with only the intake and returns showing... Link to comment
reefone Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 u will need more flow then just the return pump. unless u use something big for a return but then u will need a drain thats able to handle the flow.u could alway do a closed loop. Link to comment
itzclayyo Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 It could work but usually people don't like to have most of the flow from the return. And if you do it this way, it won't be a very broad, or random flow pattern. A closed loop system would be a good solution in order to not use powerheads. Link to comment
reefer123 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 sry to interrupt but what is the difference between closed loop and open loop? i have this same setup currently. thanks Link to comment
reefone Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 whats a open loop? the drain and return? a closed loop is a drain low in the tank with a pump that sucks water in and spits it out through bulkheads placed through out the tank. Link to comment
flamethis Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 closed loop is no filtration, just direct from tank through pump back to tank.. Link to comment
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