Hi all,
this is my first post. hopefully you'll be kind on my newbie question:
first, specs: 150 gal cube reef, cycling right now (week 3). my first salty (figured going big would reduce the spikes and variance on my water params), no fish or coral yet. I practiced on a 75 gal freshwater to learn some basics... mainly attention to detail, water changing, parameter IQ, and finally... patience.
When I first plumbed the 150salty, I used 1" on the drop into the sump, and 3/4" on the return. Now I want to replace the 3/4" with 1"... (I know, reminder: me newbie)
I got the Apex and the FMK. Suddenly I was worried that my entire loop would be limited by the one thing I can't change (without a full redo on the overflow box).
So... my entire loop will be 1", EXCEPT for the actual opening through the overflow. Unfortunately I had that plumbed for a 3/4". So if the entire loop is 1" but at the last 4 inches to the exit it narrows to 3/4", have a basically created a 3/4" loop with 1" pipes?
Thanks. And I'm ok with bad news. Also, does it matter?
Sincerely,
V
this is my first post. hopefully you'll be kind on my newbie question:
first, specs: 150 gal cube reef, cycling right now (week 3). my first salty (figured going big would reduce the spikes and variance on my water params), no fish or coral yet. I practiced on a 75 gal freshwater to learn some basics... mainly attention to detail, water changing, parameter IQ, and finally... patience.
When I first plumbed the 150salty, I used 1" on the drop into the sump, and 3/4" on the return. Now I want to replace the 3/4" with 1"... (I know, reminder: me newbie)
I got the Apex and the FMK. Suddenly I was worried that my entire loop would be limited by the one thing I can't change (without a full redo on the overflow box).
So... my entire loop will be 1", EXCEPT for the actual opening through the overflow. Unfortunately I had that plumbed for a 3/4". So if the entire loop is 1" but at the last 4 inches to the exit it narrows to 3/4", have a basically created a 3/4" loop with 1" pipes?
Thanks. And I'm ok with bad news. Also, does it matter?
Sincerely,
V