What size random flow gen for fluval evo sea?

[chrisgold]

What size random flow gen for fluval evo sea please?

 

[Water Dog]

I might help you get more responses to your thread if you provide us with more information. Things like tank volume and its dimensions as well as what return pump you’re using along with its flow rate. There are a lot of tank manufacturers out there with different system names and it pretty tough to keep up the the specifics of the different systems out there.

 

[3sgterror]

What size random flow gen for fluval evo sea please?

1/2 inch to connect to the main output.

If you keep the "Y" setup then I believe they drop down to 1/4 inch. I find the 1/4 outlets really restricted flow, so I went for the single 1/2 rfg.

 

[chrisgold]

1/2 inch to connect to the main output.

If you keep the "Y" setup then I believe they drop down to 1/4 inch. I find the 1/4 outlets really restricted flow, so I went for the single 1/2 rfg.

Thanks alot im just going to et rid of the Y setup i think

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

I recently switched over to having two 1/4 outlets and can confirm that you definitely lose the random aspect of the flow. I will shortly swap back to a single 1/2" outlet which worked well. You need a high output pump for these to work correctly and I doubt the stock pump will cut it.

 

[chrisgold]

I recently switched over to having two 1/4 outlets and can confirm that you definitely lose the random aspect of the flow. I will shortly swap back to a single 1/2" outlet which worked well. You need a high output pump for these to work correctly and I doubt the stock pump will cut it.

I have upgraded the pump aswell to enhiem 1000 its so powerful i had to take my power head out as was blowing everything about

 

[duberii]

Any progress on this? I'd like to add some random flow to my fluval evo and I don't think it's necessary to add powerhead

 

[3sgterror]

Any progress on this? I'd like to add some random flow to my fluval evo and I don't think it's necessary to add powerhead

I don't have a separate powerhead in my evo and everything seems to be doing fine. I did upgrade the the eheim 1000 and a random flow generator though.

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Sicce 1.0 and 2x 1/4” RFG. It’s pretty common for no powerheads

 

[duberii]

I don't have a separate powerhead in my evo and everything seems to be doing fine. I did upgrade the the eheim 1000 and a random flow generator though.

Sicce 1.0 and 2x 1/4” RFG. It’s pretty common for no powerheads

Do either of these pumps fit in with the stock connector, or will I need to use some type of flexible tubing to set it up?

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Sicce is stock tubing and connectors. It’s high flow though so no fine sand

 

[duberii]

Sicce is stock tubing and connectors. It’s high flow though so no fine sand

Cool! I have a barebottom so no issue there. Can you link me to a RFG that would fit? I can only find some with the loc-line that screws in, and I don't think that's what I'm looking for

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

Sorry buddy I printed mine a while back.

 

[duberii]

Sorry buddy I printed mine a while back.

Alright! No problem- if I am able to print one, what plastic should I use?

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

PETG did well for me. I would avoid PLA as that will degrade quickly. ABS should also work. I think if you search Reef2Reef they did have a list going of reef safe filaments but PETG in general won't degrade.

 

[chrisgold]

1/2 inch to connect to the main output.

If you keep the "Y" setup then I believe they drop down to 1/4 inch. I find the 1/4 outlets really restricted flow, so I went for the single 1/2 rfg.

Thanks