Help with plumbing/equipment new set up

Cherylpozz · Aug 21, 2015

ok what would be the best way to run equipment and plumb in tank should i run the equipment inline or off separate pump or run all equipment on their own pumps ect ect ect below is spec of set up inc equipment? if anyone is any good at drawing up plans sketchup please help me out as cant get my head around sketch at all? let me know if their is anything you would add or take away thanks.....

Aquarium specification
Tank size: Length x Height x Wide: = 60” x 24” x 24”
Tank volume: = 109 gallon (495 litre)
Glass Thickness: = 10mm
Optiwhite
Polished edges
Black silicone
Weir = x 1 centre
Holes =x3 = 1 x 34m inlet, 2 x 55mm outlet
Removable Combs
Background= black
Condensation cover
Sols Led x 4
steel stand

Sump specification

Equipment specification
Maxspect gyre 150
7" filter sock
Jecod dct 6000 return pump
Bubble magus curve 5 skimmer
TMC V2 uv 400
TMC 500 Bio Pellet reactor
Dual GFO/Carbon reactor (same as BRS)

Cherylpozz · Aug 21, 2015

saltykid96 · Aug 21, 2015

One thing that I have learned depending on where you live ex r ra heat in an aquarium is always something to try and stay away from so I would plumb inline. Plus It is less equipment and wires that could fail

Cherylpozz · Aug 21, 2015

I live in uk so it does get quite cold here but would over heat still if to many pumps was in the tank. I want it in line but when I asked the people building the tank the best way to do this they informed me I would need a very big return pump bigger than the one I have which is listed about??? I need someone that is good at drawing up plans I think to give me a ruff idea

saltykid96 · Aug 23, 2015

I see where you are going with needing a large return pump and they get quite pricey the bigger they are. Have you heard of a brand called jebao? They make great equipment and it's quite cheaper than the average. I haven't had anything fail from them yet, and I have two powerheads and 12000 DC return pump (12000 liters per hour- $149.99 US) that poems the return to my 125 reef and 150 fowlr. Plus it is inline with a emperor aquatics uv lamp and biopellet reactor. Each tank has two reruns flare nozzles in it also so that there isn't any crazy flow coming back from the sump that way I can control it to my tastes with my maxspect gyre 300

just my 2 cents

Cherylpozz · Aug 23, 2015

saltykid96 said:
I see where you are going with needing a large return pump and they get quite pricey the bigger they are. Have you heard of a brand called jebao? They make great equipment and it's quite cheaper than the average. I haven't had anything fail from them yet, and I have two powerheads and 12000 DC return pump (12000 liters per hour- $149.99 US) that poems the return to my 125 reef and 150 fowlr. Plus it is inline with a emperor aquatics uv lamp and biopellet reactor. Each tank has two reruns flare nozzles in it also so that there isn't any crazy flow coming back from the sump that way I can control it to my tastes with my maxspect gyre 300 just my 2 cents

The jedcod dct 6000 pump I have is by jebao and I didn't think we have the gyre300 here in the uk we only have a fx130 and fx150???? I don't really need a fast flow though the sump and wouldn't need it fast in display either because the gyre is for 200-3000 litres
I'm just confused has to how to run them off the return and if the return pump I have would be big enough to do that?

saltykid96 · Aug 23, 2015

I could possibly try and do a sketch up its just a matter of finding the time. And I do have the 150. Lol I don't know what I was thinking about when I said 300

saltykid96 · Aug 23, 2015

When I originally did my tanks I did a 3d display to scale with graphing paper that I taped together and it came out beautiful but it took weaks

Cherylpozz · Aug 23, 2015

Cherylpozz said:
The jedcod dct 6000 pump I have is by jebao and I didn't think we have the gyre300 here in the uk we only have a fx130 and fx150???? I don't really need a fast flow though the sump and wouldn't need it fast in display either because the gyre is for 200-3000 litres
I'm just confused has to how to run them off the return and if the return pump I have would be big enough to do that?

Wow that would be amazing thank you. When you said 300 I was thinking wow why are we always behind in the uk lol especially as we only just been able to get the gyres in our shops lol

Cherylpozz · Aug 23, 2015

saltykid96 said:
When I originally did my tanks I did a 3d display to scale with graphing paper that I taped together and it came out beautiful but it took weaks

I bet that looked amazing : )