Flow for a 20H

Discussion in 'New To The Hobby' started by T8T, Jul 13, 2006.

to remove this notice and enjoy 3reef content with less ads. 3reef membership is free.

  1. T8T

    T8T Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2006
    Messages:
    5
    Hey guys just registered here!

    I have an overflow box with 1" drain. I am planning on hanging this on and plumbing into a 10g sump. The return pump is a RIO 2100. (Yeah I know).
    It's rated at 692 at zero feet of head. The plumbing is going to rise about about 2 feet and then T off to a manifold 45's and then eventually up and over the tank.
    Is this plan going to work or is this too much flow drain wise for what I have return?

    Edited for Info. The return plumbing is 3/4"
     
    Last edited: Jul 13, 2006
    T8T, Jul 13, 2006
    T8T, Jul 13, 2006
    #1

    2. Click Here!

  2. T8T

    T8T Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2006
    Messages:
    5
    No One has any insight?
     
    T8T, Jul 13, 2006
    T8T, Jul 13, 2006
    #2
  3. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2006
    Messages:
    4,860
    Location:
    Wonderland
    Unfortunately I am not that knowledgeable in that department... I will be soon enough though as my 125gallon tank has two megaflows with a 30 gallon sump.
    One thing I can tell you is that you will lose some gph due to the 45 degree piping and the 2 foot head loss.
    Someone will be able to help you with that dilemna-soon enough though!
     
    coral reefer, Jul 13, 2006
    coral reefer, Jul 13, 2006
    #3
  4. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

    Joined:
    Jan 9, 2006
    Messages:
    4,860
    Location:
    Wonderland
    By the way...Welcome to 3reef!!!!
    What do you have for livestock?
    Do you have a skimmer?
    What type of lighting?

    Too bad you couldn't go with a bigger sump and bigger tank for that matter...
    Good luck with your tank!!! and again welcome!
     
    coral reefer, Jul 13, 2006
    coral reefer, Jul 13, 2006
    #4
  5. geoxman

    geoxman Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

    Joined:
    May 15, 2005
    Messages:
    82
    that will be fine
     
    geoxman, Jul 14, 2006
    geoxman, Jul 14, 2006
    #5
  6. T8T

    T8T Plankton

    Joined:
    Jul 13, 2006
    Messages:
    5
    Thanks for the Welcome.
    I have nothng to speak of as far as live stock. I have 2 turbo snails, had 5 Hermit crabs now only one, and 5 Astrea snails and a bunch of little bitty white critters crawling all over the glass. You can see them scurry back and forth but you really cannot make out a shape.

    Lightng is a Coralife 130Pc Lunar Aqualight.The 20H has no skimmer. I tried a CPR but there were way too many microbubbles being delivered back to the tank. It currently has a Penguin 330 for filtration and 2 MJ1200's with flo-rotators, and about 30lbs of DIY Live Rock. I am about to chunk the DIY rock, It looks good but I cannot get my water parameters to quit bouncing. The calcium is like 760 right now. It has come down from 1000. I thought it was the test until I found someone else on this board with the same problem(2003 post). Alk stays around 100mq/L. Please note I may not be reading this test corrrectly. Hagen GH/KH Test, take 10 drops to turn the water yellow in the test tube, multiply that by 10 and you get 100. Sound right? I do 5gallon water change every Saturday. Using IO for salt.
    I have some C Balance but Haven't had to use it yet. Using it would just throw me even farther out of whack.

    BTW this 20H is just to get me started in the reef hobby. I have a 100g RR tank and I am DIY'ing my stand and canopy out of Black Walnut . It will have a 55gallon sump. Someone at work had a 55g tank that they no longer wanted, I needed a sump. Bonus. I will be lighting it with 6 T5HO's. Not sure on a skimmer yet maybe an ASM. Will probably go closed loop because I can't stand seeing cords, plumbing etc... in the distplay tank.

    Anyway enough rambling.
     
    T8T, Jul 14, 2006
    T8T, Jul 14, 2006
    #6