75 Gal Water Circulation

[rmleal]

I Was Thinking In My 75 Gall To Use 2 Close Loops. One With A Mag7 And One With A Mag 9.5. The 9.5 Would Be Split To 4 Outputs And Mag 7 Would Be A Spraybar

 

[dedfish]

Are you going over the back of the tank with the intakes? If so how do you plan to prime the pumps when you loose power?

 

[rmleal]

i dont have to worrie about it im going to have a cap and fill the water to the top then start the pumps.
like here in this link..
http://www.melevsreef.com/closedloop.html

 

[rmleal]

i dont have to worrie about it im going to have a cap and fill the water to the top then start the pumps.
like here in this link..
http://www.melevsreef.com/closedloop.html

 

[rmleal]

whats you opinion about this setup?

 

[rmleal]

bump

 

[skatezen]

It should work. What keeping in your tank? I have a 75 with about 2000 gph flow with SPS and I still don't think it is enough. I'm running a T4 on an Ocean Motions Squirt and a Little Giant 3-MDQX-SC for my return.

 

[rmleal]

????? Im Going To Run A Swcd On The Mag 9.5 And Just Run The Sray Bar On The Mag 7 Plus My 2 Power Heads

 

[skatezen]

IMO ditch the spraybar, you should be good to go. Is the 9.5 and SCWD going to be a closed loop? Is the Mag 7 from your sump? What are you keeping in the tank?

 

[rmleal]

Its Going To Be A Close Loop And The Mag 7 Was For The Spray Bar But Now What Would U Think I Should Use It For

 

[rmleal]

In The Tank I Will Keep Sps For Starters I Just Want To Keep It Simple For Now

 

[denvig]

Are you saying you will have two closed loops and no sump? Skimmer? IMO spray bars, although may move a bunch of water don?t have the velocity behind them to really get the water moving in the tank. They are good for surface agitation but not much more. Again just my opinion. Also you seem to have quite a lot of hardware in your plan for such a small tank. If you add a sump with overflow and return the back of the tank wall of the tank will be nothing but pipes.

 

[skatezen]

Just have a 90? PVC Elbow. It will put out more flow and you can adjust it to where you need it.

 

[RichConley]

Spraybars are fine in freshwater, but in salt where you need so much more movement, and there are the higher calcium levels, theyre just too much trouble.

 

[rmleal]

Yes I Have A Skimmer. Ok I Know The Spray Bar Is Out Of The Question But A Sump I Cant Do Because I Cant Get A Tank To Fit Under My Stand. Or I Would Have To Customize One. I Used To Have A Sump In My 55 Gal But Once I Upgraded And Foud Out That It Could Not Fit I Said F*** It. So U Think Its Not Good To Have 2 Pumps Running For Flow With A Skimmer And Power Filter With Maybe 2 Power Heads.

 

[MikeG]

Is this not a standard 48"x18" tank? If it is, why won't the sump from your 55 fit under it?

 

[skatezen]

I fit a 20L under my 75.

 

[rmleal]

WELL i had a 20L sump but now it cant fit in the pine stand the holes are to small and i am not going to draine all the water in my tank so i can take the wood braces off the top so i can maybe fit the 20L under it. so i was already to far ahead and didnt want to mess with it. what should i do i want an honest opinion

 

[denvig]

Do it the right way or you will regret it later. Put in the sump.