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- L.I
Bee. Mia for awhile. Going to get my 120 running ASAP. Need some help with plumbing. I have 2 1 1/2" holes for drains which equals 1800 gph. What return pump should I use? And also should I use PVC clear tubing for my lins?
Back at it. Plumbing ?
- Thread starter itsaNYthing
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- L.I
Any help guys?
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- North Jersey
Id say you can go with a mag 18. At the 4 ft or so you should be at around 1400 gph so youll have plenty of room. Id go with flex pvc tubing, much stronger.
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- L.I
Your sure it will run fine with the 18?
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- Staten Island
Why are you trying to do over a 10X turnover thru your filtration, you are going to have problems with micro bubbles, sound from your overflow pipes and not enough contact time for your skimmer to work.
IMO i wouldn't do more than a 5X turn over, let your power heads in the tank be for water movement.
As far as tubing or pvc, I prefer tubing, just because I am able to swap them out every 2 years, and also it is flexible, just in case you hit it by accident.
IMO i wouldn't do more than a 5X turn over, let your power heads in the tank be for water movement.
As far as tubing or pvc, I prefer tubing, just because I am able to swap them out every 2 years, and also it is flexible, just in case you hit it by accident.
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- L.I
What do you mean mean by 10x turnover? I vaguely remember talking about thisbwith you inbe past. But I forgot lol
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- Staten Island
A 10x turnover means you recirculate your water 10x the amount of water volume in your tank.
your tank is 120 gallons and you want to recirculate at 1800gph that equals a 15x turn over..
Just to give you an idea my display tank is 450g, my turn over rate is 2x for filtration, (900pgh) that means in 1 hour i recirculate my water 2x. but with my power heads their is a 8x(3600gph) turn over with in the tank.
your tank is 120 gallons and you want to recirculate at 1800gph that equals a 15x turn over..
Just to give you an idea my display tank is 450g, my turn over rate is 2x for filtration, (900pgh) that means in 1 hour i recirculate my water 2x. but with my power heads their is a 8x(3600gph) turn over with in the tank.
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- L.I
Then what pump should I run to get the correct turnover?
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- suffolk
Don't worry about ten times turn over rates. Try and find a pump to match your skimmer if anything. If u plan on running the pump in the sump go with an ehiem pump. Can't remember model number. No mags , they run hot. I'v seen great 120 tanks ran off of one ehiem at roughly 900 gph. Take into account for running media reactors and get everything running off the one pump to save on energy and headaches. U don't need alot of flow through the sump, and add vortechs or tunze in the tank for flow inside the display.
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- suffolk
No reason to run that much flow through your returns. U will get so much noise from the drains. Mag 18 is way too much. IMO
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- Staten Island
you can get any reputable pump rated from 450- 900, keep in mind when looking at pump ratings, that the value they give you is at 0' of head. figure out the total height from your sump to the top of your tank, then the number of 45, and 90 degree elbows you have. add all these into calculating your head height.
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- L.I
Gona go with a different skimmer. Can you recommend me a good out of sump skimmer? I was just looking into a eheim.
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