hookedonsalt
03/03/2007, 05:49 PM
I'm putting together a 65 gal reef tank, I am working on my return line and pump trying to get enough flow into my tank.
I have a AGA Megaflow 65 gal tank, with that comes a 3/4" return bulkhead. So I ran 3/4" line from my return pump all the way to the 2-3/4" loc line nozzles. My return pump is a quiet one 5000 rated at around 1330 GPH.
I used 45's instead of 90's from the pump to the bulkhead, there are 2 45's there and around 1.5 feet of piping. From the bulkhead up I ran the line up to the top of the overflow and installed a tee fitting, the ran it out and put a 90 on each corner. I installed the 3/4" loc line fittings there.
With the tank full and the pump running the sump levels are perfect, the overflow is working perfect as well, all is quiet and smooth flowing. The loc line nozzles though do not feel like there is a lot of flow coming from them. I was hoping that with the quiet one pump I would not need a closed loop or any additional power heads in the tank. I know I do not have enough flow though, does anyone know if I reduced my return line down to 1/2" instead of 3/4" if that will increase flow in the tank? Or should I look into a larger pump?
I really want a clean tank without any additional hardware in it.
Im confused so far and hoping that someone has experienced what I am dealing with and found a fix to the problem.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, fixes you may have or can suggest.
I have a AGA Megaflow 65 gal tank, with that comes a 3/4" return bulkhead. So I ran 3/4" line from my return pump all the way to the 2-3/4" loc line nozzles. My return pump is a quiet one 5000 rated at around 1330 GPH.
I used 45's instead of 90's from the pump to the bulkhead, there are 2 45's there and around 1.5 feet of piping. From the bulkhead up I ran the line up to the top of the overflow and installed a tee fitting, the ran it out and put a 90 on each corner. I installed the 3/4" loc line fittings there.
With the tank full and the pump running the sump levels are perfect, the overflow is working perfect as well, all is quiet and smooth flowing. The loc line nozzles though do not feel like there is a lot of flow coming from them. I was hoping that with the quiet one pump I would not need a closed loop or any additional power heads in the tank. I know I do not have enough flow though, does anyone know if I reduced my return line down to 1/2" instead of 3/4" if that will increase flow in the tank? Or should I look into a larger pump?
I really want a clean tank without any additional hardware in it.
Im confused so far and hoping that someone has experienced what I am dealing with and found a fix to the problem.
Thanks in advance for any ideas, fixes you may have or can suggest.