I have a very small and extremely fat sixline. But he's not very active at night and that's the only time I see these.
Meh. I disagree with that article. If you have internal overflows I find it important because you can bend the closest loc-line return to eliminate dead spots which are very common in tanks with big megaflows. Also some areas have minimal or no surface agitation, bending one loc-line to the water level instantly fixes that issue as well. More gas exchange, evaporation, things I want."Should I install multiple return lines?
This is generally not necessary, and I will show you why.
If you inject a visible additive like an Alkalinity solution down at the intake of the return pump, you can observe just how quickly water mixes in a tank.
With adequate powerhead flow, all that water will mix together into a uniform haze in a few seconds with even low amounts of flow. This happens whether the the return is one outlet or many different ones. This is a good indication of why you need not worry about multiple outlets or placing an outlet as far away from the overflow as possible. Consider the following:
source: GMACreef
- Splitting the return can unnecessarily add to friction loss of the return system, lessening the output of the pump. In order to compensate for this, you would need multiple outlets – which are unsightly and provide no benefits
- Unless you have a 300+ gallon system or an 8′ long tank, there is no need to use more than a single return outlet
- A single return line is inconspicuous and easy to hide out of sight"
@Katrina71
See i'm just being obtuse and unnecessary by doing all the dual return quad output crap in my tank...I'm like that ya know!
@kiwis take a look here. We were just talking about this last night.
Plumbing options for 60 cube
Tank is a Deep Blue 60 cube. Has an internal corner overflow with a durso drain and return. Sump will be a trigger sapphire 24. What's the best way to plumb this? Hard pvc? Flex? If hard any recommendations for fittings and valves? My last tank ran spa hose for the overflow and regular vinyl...www.reef2reef.com
That can be fixed with powerheads though, no need for an extra return. Either way the flow is needed just depends how ya wanna incorporate it into the tank.
I am incorporating (someday) added random flow using my two returns. The returns are single returns for each of the two pumps. The SeaSwirls will provide oscillating random flow at each point of return. Each SeaSwirl will be outfitted with Random Flow Generator nozzles. There will also be two MP-40s on board. This should be more like a washing machine, if everything runs wide open (which I am not planning).
I am afraid mine will be frozen up by the time I get to use them. They are already a couple years out of warranty.
I am afraid mine will be frozen up by the time I get to use them. They are already a couple years out of warranty.
You sound like me. Can't ever find something that fits my needs exactly. It causes me to have do-overs, which leads to delays. There, that's another reason for my dry and dusty tank.
What’s that vibration mat they are sitting on? That’s neat.I am incorporating (someday) added random flow using my two returns. The returns are single returns for each of the two pumps. The SeaSwirls will provide oscillating random flow at each point of return. Each SeaSwirl will be outfitted with Random Flow Generator nozzles. There will also be two MP-40s on board. This should be more like a washing machine, if everything runs wide open (which I am not planning).
Thank you!That is a gorgeous fish.
That sorta looks like my old Lantern Baslet, but not exactly. What is it?SPAM
