Bama's 75.. ;D

Bama, it looks great. Gotta love that reefcleaner rock!

 

Wow, nice! Even from a Bama student...

 

Thanks Mom, I do try to keep up..

Thanks, yeah its a steal if you can wait on the shipping.. I am impatient and rarely order things online..

Thanks. The 90s do restrict, but Im looking for something in the 2000+ gph range(used) so it wont make too much of a difference.. The pump is a hydor seltz l40.. I think it does around 760, Im not sure.. Its just temporary.. Want to sell me your dart?

 

heres an update on the water level.. its taking forever..



and my controller area..

 

You need a high head pressure pump. Keep in mind the water pressure from the tank will restrict flow as well - the seals on the pump will take a beating. Reeflo pumps are high head pressure pumps - the Hydor is not. You need a pretty hefty pump. If you get a 740gph pump I do not think you will get much useful flow at all but I could be wrong. I have a 600gph for my sump return and just looking at the flow at 5 foot head if I dispersed that into the tank it would be pretty useless - it's barely enough to chop the surface. I already have the Dart promised to a local buyer otherwise I would sell to you. If for some reason the local deal falls through I will let you know. I do not mean to rain on the parade at all but honestly I would be careful just connecting the Hydor to the CL - your returns are at the bottom of your tank right? That's a lot of pressure on that pump.

 

Thank you, I didn't take the pressure into consideration. I was planning on upgrading to something in the mag24 range or an Iwaki, looks like I will have to get on that sooner than later.. Good thing I plumbed in valves so I can shut this off.. As my water level increases the flow is almost diminished. Not what I though I would see. Thank you again. I always take constructive criticism.

 

fill fill fill

 

wow i really like your rock! cant wait for my order

 

You're welcome. I would not do a Mag 24 either. They have a higher fail rate out of water and get hot. Iwaki would be a better choice, or a PanWorld pressure rated pump (nice), or Reeflo (simply awesome). There's a lot of pressure involved there. Just trying to help man - my 600gph pump does around 400 (approx) gph at the 5ft I have it at and I only have it chop the surface - and by the time it gets halfway across the tank, you can't see the flow at all.

 

I underestimated the amount of flow this time.. Im actually pretty excited to get a huge pump now.. All Ill have to do is buy some new plumbing and presto..