New 2 reef2 reef

Erik Mac · Feb 22, 2016

Hi,my name is Erik I'm a plumber in ct,currently we have 9 tanks going in the house.My sons 55 gallon is the pride and joy of the house,all cichlids.TRying to get him as excited about reefs so were doing are first reef together,220 gallon glass ,finished stand finally have it filled.Rocks in pictures are just there until we buy live rock and base rock.than ther gone anyways,thanks for the welcome.lot more work to do on reef going to start plumbing does anyone have any suggestion for pumps.rodi unit came from aqua fx,hooked it up filled tank in 40 hours with very little waste,this is far and away best one I've ever owned quality built.Need suggestion for pumps.?long way to go

hybridazn · Feb 22, 2016

Welcome to R2R!

I would recommend running a dc pump for the return pump. Very quiet and very efficient.

Diesel · Feb 22, 2016

Use a pump that's meant to be for saltwater at first and with 220 gallon you looking at close to 2000G pump if used for a return pump only.
Ecotech has the new DC Vectra pump and IMO that's a beast of a pump, a little price maybe for a first time reefer but a no brainer to me.
Looking at you pics it looks like you will install this pump external right?

KJ · Feb 22, 2016

Welcome to R2R

Erik Mac · Feb 22, 2016

hybridazn said:
Welcome to R2R!

I would recommend running a dc pump for the return pump. Very quiet and very efficient.

Thank you,appreciate any help

Erik Mac · Feb 22, 2016

Diesel said:
Use a pump that's meant to be for saltwater at first and with 220 gallon you looking at close to 2000G pump if used for a return pump only.
Ecotech has the new DC Vectra pump and IMO that's a beast of a pump, a little price maybe for a first time reefer but a no brainer to me.
Looking at you pics it looks like you will install this pump external right?

Thank you,looked up pump,will install external appreciate help

Erik Mac · Feb 22, 2016

KJ said:
Welcome to R2R

Thank you

4FordFamily · Feb 22, 2016

Welcome home! You will love it here!

dcraigj · Feb 22, 2016

+1 on the Ecotech Vectra. I just put the Vectra M1 on my 120 dt and love it. You can have your head right next to it and can't tell it's running. The output on it is really great also, I'm running it at about 60% and have great flow. They can be run internal or external also.