Well before we begin I made this algea reactor to grow in line with UV upstream.
It is actually working great, algea has doubled in size in about week. My ugly staged tank is not so ugly, I even see hints that corralline algea is growing.
The issue I am having is the length of tubing going up and down, that canister flow has greatly been reduced. To the point the upper skimmer and suction is not working like it should.
I could assume about 100gph to 50gph. Not enough for my 75g tank.
So I am ordered a Vectra S2 and will pipe it downstream of the UV light which is right after the algea grower. This should greatly reduce the ft head the canister has to push against. S2 is variable speed and will go onto feed mode with my mp10 and mp40. It will be tubed inline. The S2 also gives 11.3' feet of head pressure I only need about 5' at that point of connection.
Is there anything I am not considering that would make this not work or issues I may run into?
A sump is not a real option for me, I am limited on space and I want it silent running as possible.
It is actually working great, algea has doubled in size in about week. My ugly staged tank is not so ugly, I even see hints that corralline algea is growing.
The issue I am having is the length of tubing going up and down, that canister flow has greatly been reduced. To the point the upper skimmer and suction is not working like it should.
I could assume about 100gph to 50gph. Not enough for my 75g tank.
So I am ordered a Vectra S2 and will pipe it downstream of the UV light which is right after the algea grower. This should greatly reduce the ft head the canister has to push against. S2 is variable speed and will go onto feed mode with my mp10 and mp40. It will be tubed inline. The S2 also gives 11.3' feet of head pressure I only need about 5' at that point of connection.
Is there anything I am not considering that would make this not work or issues I may run into?
A sump is not a real option for me, I am limited on space and I want it silent running as possible.
