sg88
Community Member
Has anyone had success or failure placing two Vortech pumps on the back wall of a cube aquarium?
Background: I ordered my first sump-system aquarium, an SCA 50 gallon cube, which is 24"x24"x20" high, with 10 mm thick glass. I initially could not find 2 MP10's available, so I ordered an MP40 and then found on Marine Depot that they report stock in both warehouses of MP10s. MP40 was a great price, new in unopened box, but not returnable, so I will end up with 1 MP40 and will get 1 MP10. I have read numerous posts that suggest, and spoken to techs at BRS that suggest that two of these pumps work much better than a single pump.
Question: Has anyone tried any of the sync or anti-sync modes in a cube aquarium with both power heads on the same wall?
To truly keep the tank clean appearing as possible, I want to place the MP40 in the back upper portion to the side of the overflow, so likely about 1/4 the way from one side wall to the other, and then the MP10 in the mirror position on the opposite side of the back wall but much lower. My idea is that the MP 40 would be pushing water across the upper part of the aquarium (of course at a low power setting) and then the MP10 accross the lower portion. Cartoon drawing attached with hardscape planned as 3 ridges of rock from back toward front. I live in Hawaii so coral options are limited to Zoas and a few other things so growth will be fairly planar along the surface of the hardscape.
Is this sensible at all?
Background: I ordered my first sump-system aquarium, an SCA 50 gallon cube, which is 24"x24"x20" high, with 10 mm thick glass. I initially could not find 2 MP10's available, so I ordered an MP40 and then found on Marine Depot that they report stock in both warehouses of MP10s. MP40 was a great price, new in unopened box, but not returnable, so I will end up with 1 MP40 and will get 1 MP10. I have read numerous posts that suggest, and spoken to techs at BRS that suggest that two of these pumps work much better than a single pump.
Question: Has anyone tried any of the sync or anti-sync modes in a cube aquarium with both power heads on the same wall?
To truly keep the tank clean appearing as possible, I want to place the MP40 in the back upper portion to the side of the overflow, so likely about 1/4 the way from one side wall to the other, and then the MP10 in the mirror position on the opposite side of the back wall but much lower. My idea is that the MP 40 would be pushing water across the upper part of the aquarium (of course at a low power setting) and then the MP10 accross the lower portion. Cartoon drawing attached with hardscape planned as 3 ridges of rock from back toward front. I live in Hawaii so coral options are limited to Zoas and a few other things so growth will be fairly planar along the surface of the hardscape.
Is this sensible at all?
