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I would like to get some more flow in my 75 gallon tank without using powerheads and drilling the glass is not an option. I have my tank set up as a room divider with the smaller side about 4 inches away from the wall. I was thinking of doing some kind of closed loop. Can anyone help me figure out a way to do this? Pictures would be great. Thanks for the help. BILL
mityoak
08/10/2008, 03:58 PM
Hey Bill how the corals doing?if your using a canopy you could use a closed loop with a manifold on top of the tank, this would hide the plumbing.But with no power heads closed loop is your best bet.Jim
Hey Jim all is doing great. How are you?
ya mityoak is right get a pump like a iwaki 55 and plumb it with 2 eductors pointed lenthwise through the tank on opposite sides
Not sure I follow you. mdrc. What is an eductor? I also have to think how do I plumb it from the stand to the tank? Do I just take the in and the out up to the tank from the stand? I remember someone posting about using a T to fill the pipe or the pump will not work? I would really appreciate if someone can point me to some picture ideas. BILL
mityoak
08/11/2008, 03:14 PM
sorry Bill I dont have any pics but if you run a search you will find a bunch.The one problem I can see is that you will need a pipe in the tank for the pump to draw the water in from as well as the return plumbing.Jim
Here is a website that sells penductors & eductors: http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=48_176.
mboley1
08/18/2008, 11:00 PM
How about a cannister filter. simple to install, and you'll gain added filtration flexibility.
Here is another solution to increase your flow without the addition of a closed loop or powerheads. You can use a more powerful return pump and eductors/penductors.
To ensure that your sump can handle the increased flow, you may have to redesign your refugium. Most refugiums with sand beds cannot handle the increased flow. Here is a bare-bottom suspended chaetomorpha refugium that is able to handle the 1000 gph flow generated by an Iwaki MD-30RXT.
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/93304Refugium_975_gph-med.JPG
Note that the current flows under the first baffle to suspend the chaetomorpha against the PC lamp. A mesh screen (29-gallon tank divider) that is held against the 2nd baffle by the current keeps the chaetomorpha from being swept into the return. The chaetomorpha acts as a mechanical filter and collects detritus that is rinsed away during water changes.
The Remora in the photo could not skim due to the turbulence and has been replaced with a Tunze 9010.
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