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Post by BriMc on Mar 26, 2014 12:41:37 GMT -5
Hmmm the plumbing of the overflow should be 2100 gph minus back pressure so figure 2050 ish gph.
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Post by gotareef on Mar 26, 2014 12:44:24 GMT -5
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Post by Derekmillett on Mar 26, 2014 13:12:25 GMT -5
That's my next step is a couple reactors. I know absolutely nothing about them. What should I get? I will have a refugium that I made w a 55 gal that holds 35 40 gal. Have a spot for 12"x12"x6" sand.
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Post by jasonandsarah on Mar 26, 2014 13:31:01 GMT -5
If your doing a fuge then you would only need a reactor for carbon. Your fuge is supposed to take care of the phosphate right? Unless your thinking about running bio pellets?
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Post by Tucker on Mar 26, 2014 16:54:07 GMT -5
you should set it up with a t then 2-3 ball valve's with nipples this way if you wanted you can hook up multiple things for future upgrades I agree with this. Pour it back into your sump for the time being. Pretty easy to remedy later down the road. |
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Post by BriMc on Mar 26, 2014 18:32:48 GMT -5
I would dump it back into your skimmer chamber,
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Post by Syntax on Mar 26, 2014 19:39:37 GMT -5
you should set it up with a t then 2-3 ball valve's with nipples this way if you wanted you can hook up multiple things for future upgrades Or build a manifold out of PVC. |
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Post by NateG on Mar 27, 2014 14:45:02 GMT -5
It's possible that you can have water flow through your skimmer chamber too rapidly, I would always opt to have the flow be "too" slow through a sump than super fast where the skimmer is unable to pick up junk as it zooms by. That being said, the kind of reactor/s you choose will depend on your intentions with the refugium. Due to the Redfield ratio of 106:16:1 of C:N:P biopellets are one of the best methods to keep your nitrates at zero, while leaving a bit of phosphate behind. I have found over the past year of using bio pellets, and please not this may be simply due to my feedings and maintenance routine, but I have to run a full dose of phosphate remover in conjunction with the biopellets. I am quite close to the max dose of pellets.
There thousands of different combinations of media that you can use successfully, determine what kinds of reactors you will intend to use in the future, determine how many of them you can fit, then have that many ball valves. I can't think of many scenarios where more than 2 additional outlets would be needed unless you want a ca reactor too. BUT lol even with a calcium reactor you will be better off running a dedicated pump for it as the output from your main pump will vary slightly depending on reactors getting dirty etc. which will greatly effect the performance of the ca reactor.
Take a look into the Avast youbuilt media reactors, IMO they can't be beat for the price and quality.
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