Ace25's 75G Build Thread
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I would have to see a picture of your tank to give you a good idea how to design an over the top closed loop, I don't know how your overflow is placed now. For closed loop returns, you could go as simple as 2 bulkheads on the top back corners and have a 8" piece of PVC going down in the tank that is capped at the end. Then drill holes in the PVC so the holes are pointing slightly downwards and just in the direction you want. If you T off the closed loop return to do each corner like that it should provide really good flow. You can even put a PVC T that is threaded on one side and put in a flare nozzle or something. It is something that would require you to play with to get right... If you want to T off each side to add nozzles then just drill a few holes below it.. then add more holes if needed. It is much easier to drill more holes then to fill in once you drilled them. Hope that makes since to you.
I think my ID skills are pretty good now.. they have gotten alot better in the last year. In the beginning of 2008 all I knew was "SPS" and to stay away from them because they are too hard. I didn't know all the different types of SPS corals then.. now I think I can give a pretty accurate guess on IDing most SPS corals, as well as the rest.Great photos. How's your coral ID skills?
Then please keep an eye out for some photos of corals I would like to add later on to my tank. Thanks.
Thanks for the help Ace, I had a feeling that this would take some playing around with. I was just hoping to cut it down some. I will try to get some pics of my tank up later. Thanks again and you have an extremely nice tank. I am somewhat starting over again, we had gone without electricity for nearly a week last year and I had a pretty good loss of corals & fish along with all the other surprises that we all encountered last year.
Ace, I have been thinking this over a little. If I use the proline hy26 for a cl system, the wattage used is about 270 watts and about 2600 gph. I added another korilia 4 to my tank and I am thinking about adding 2 more and removing the rio 2100s. the korilias will move about 1200 gph ea and only draw 12 watts ea. this will give me about 32(x) turnover rate and I will have flexibility in aiming them. I know that I mentioned that I really don't like the look of power heads in the tank but I may just have to deal with it. what are your thoughts on this method? ( or anyone elses )
Yup, you just pointed out the drawbacks of a CL.. the power required for the external pumps is usually quite high compared to powerheads like Koralias (although your pump is exceptionally high, I think my 1200GPH CL pump only takes up 67w).. so at that point you have to ask yourself, it the unsightly look of the powerheads in the tank worth the savings in electricity? Also, are you willing to give up a little flexibility by going with powerheads. CL you can design anyway you want to make it work perfect, powerheads you have to keep moving/tweaking to get the flow just right. I do both as I am sure you noticed, 2 koralia3s and the closed loop. My tank is mostly SPS though so the flow is required.
oh, decisions decisions decisions. guess I'll just think about it a bit. maybe do the 2 korilias and the cl both. with your pump only pulling 67 watts I may also look into a different pump.
