I have been doing my research and now Im trying to see about the opinions. I have a 35L drilled frag tank with corner drain, 54 1/4 x 12 1/2 x 12. Its a custom made tank (not by me). I will be using the dorso drain that came with, and will go to my sump using 1 1/4 pvc and will be using the return pump which is a Triton 3 (850gph). I want to use Loc Line to direct the flow returning to my tank. What size should I use for the Loc Line and then also my return pipe. Should I use PVC or Rubber? Do I have enough return flow for 1 or 2 returns? Is that enough flow or will I also need another powerhead in the tank? Im not new to the hobby, just to the frag tanks. Also never had a drilled tank before. Always had HOB or Cheap all in one Overflow/Return Packages. This is my tenative idea. Any add ons or questions?? Thanks
New frag tank build questions??
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benihana
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I have never been a big fan of running A LOT of flow through my return. I think you will find a lot of people will mention to utilize pumps inside the tank (tunze, ecotech, etc). This way the water will have as much contact with the skimmer as possible.
I think the flow you have going trough the tank now is ok...but depending on what you want to keep and how you want them to grow, you will need at least 1 (if not more) in tank pumps
I think the flow you have going trough the tank now is ok...but depending on what you want to keep and how you want them to grow, you will need at least 1 (if not more) in tank pumps
Well that's a lot of why I was wondering what size return pipes to use to utilize that pressure. I have seen some frag tanks having the return used more as a blower for making sure the bottom stays clean. The jeabo 25 is rated 800-2000gph so I'm hoping that to be sufficient.
