Questions for a new 75 gallon Set Up

[LayT27]

In the process of building my 75 gallon tank. I have a Trigger Ruby 30 sump that I will be using. I want to go with the H2Overflow. Should I do a single overflow with the stealthbox, or do 2 overflows without the stealthbox? two overflows says would be 2400gph filtration.

I eventually plan on corals but not for a long while as I want the tank to be established and consistent before I go that route. A Protein Skimmer will be added later.

Im wanting to do this right so any insights and tips would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Ron Reefman]

Welcome to Reef2Reef.

I assume the Trigger Ruby 30 sump is 30 gallons?

If that's the case, then 2400gph of drain is an awful lot for a 30g sump. You would be turning over the water in the sump 80 time per hour and you's need at least a 2400gph return pump. Now you can always add a gate valve to the drain and slow down the flow. But if the alternative unit you are looking at is half the rate of flow, then I think that would work just fine. 1200gph in a 30g sump is still 40 turns per hour which is still high (but probably OK) for a 30g sump.

 

[LayT27]

Welcome to Reef2Reef.

I assume the Trigger Ruby 30 sump is 30 gallons?

If that's the case, then 2400gph of drain is an awful lot for a 30g sump. You would be turning over the water in the sump 80 time per hour and you's need at least a 2400gph return pump. Now you can always add a gate valve to the drain and slow down the flow. But if the alternative unit you are looking at is half the rate of flow, then I think that would work just fine. 1200gph in a 30g sump is still 40 turns per hour which is still high (but probably OK) for a 30g sump.

yes I plan on doing the BEAN Animal design in the stealth box and use gate valves on all 3 drains. I know it might be overkill on the filtration but I rather have too much that I can regulate than not enough at all. I’m just curious if the Stealth box is even really needed?