Aquarium flow tip: What type of return nozzle do you use in your tank?

[paragrouper]

What material do you use that's reef safe

I didn’t. I bought it from 3dreef.

 

[Midrats]

I like low turnover in my sump so the return is just a trickle. 6095s are for flow.

 

[therootcause]

I like low turnover in my sump so the return is just a trickle. 6095s are for flow.

Interesting. What size is your display and does your display tank stay at the same temp as the sump with such low water turnover?

 

[Midrats]

Interesting. What size is your display and does your display tank stay at the same temp as the sump with such low water turnover?

It's not that low. I like <5/hr so stuff can settle in the sump, and the sump is quieter.

 

[keef reeper]

Ya i use the vca rfg too haha those coupled with an upgraded pump is all the flow i need in my little im 15g

 

[nkusumoto]

+1 on Vivid Creative Random flow nozzles. Love my Y split on my Red Sea 525XL Reefer.

 

[BZOFIQ]

the original one from my 20 year old wet/dry....is this the question of the day or a RFG infomercial ?

Next week's question:

What powerhead without the cable in the tank do you use?

 

[Rogueaquariums]

I use vivid creative Random flow nozzles which assist with water distribution and flow.

I use the same thing, 3/4” RFG nozzles on my Loc line for my 600g where flow is displaced by two Vectra L2 pumps and a closed loop with two Vectra L1’s.

 

[jajasonson]

3/4” Locline. No nozzle. Why spend the extra money?

 

[PlanktonMarin]

On two of my tanks I just use the nozzle that came with the tank and on my other tank it’s a small piece of pvc that I heated and formed into a nozzle.

Smart!

 

[Madd_Reef]

I designed and created my own return adapters because the ones that came on my Tideline AIO 62G Lagoon stopped spinning and I wanted to be able to control the direction of the flow. Check it out!
https://maddreef.com/collections/return-adapters

 

[Treefer32]

I use 2 3/4" Siphon Stopper nozzles from Custom Aquariums.com on my custom 340 gallon display. They prevent backflow of water to the sump and work really well even after 6 - 7 years. Got to test them out yesterday as I had a bulkhead start leaking on me, had to shut the return down and partially drain the tank to replace the Bulk head. New Bulkhead = no more leak and sump didn't overflow at all.

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