Hey all, looking for some advice. I am working on my new house layout and planning a good size aquarium. I am trying to start the planning with flow as this is one of the areas i have not done very well on my current setup. The tank will be viewable from almost all sides. (The one long side will have 5'-6' in the fish room). I am not sure I want to drill any holes in the bottom of the tank as I am planning for this tank to be up for 20-30 years and don't want to deal with draining 1000g+ of water. Tank will be mostly SPS. The current plan (unless someone can convince me otherwise) is to use 2 bigger ABYZZ pumps for 2 close loops. Drill inlets on the back wall in the fish room and go over the top, down the inside of the tank and under the sand/rock. I am not worried about seeing the pipe a as I can hide with rock. Then run 2 pipes down the length of the tank and have lock line coming off every so often ( 1' or 1.5') assuming i should decrees the main line side as it goes further down the tank to even out the output pressure. The lock lines will hopefully provide a ""up draft" type of flow on each side of the tank. alternating the flow between the pumps will hopefully give a random flow from one side to the other. The sump return will run down the middle above the tank and return on the oposite end of the overflow.
Will this be enough? Is there a better idea?
Plan is to do 13'x5'x 36". This may end up being 11'x4'x36" depending on if i can find anyone reasonable to do 13'
Adding a picture of the current plan.
Thank you for any input.
Mike
Will this be enough? Is there a better idea?
Plan is to do 13'x5'x 36". This may end up being 11'x4'x36" depending on if i can find anyone reasonable to do 13'
Adding a picture of the current plan.
Thank you for any input.
Mike