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I have this bad boy to use for a sump that is 72Lx24Wx17H:
I was thinking of splitting it off into 3 sections. It will drain into first chamber with a bubble magnus curve 7 skimmer raised to 10 inches water level but it will have a 23.5 inch by 14 inch for a baffle, so 2 baffles total, or should I use 2-3 baffles to divide each chamber? Second chamber will be reactors and return pump, third chamber will be temp refugium and frag chamber until I move sump location and use a 75g for refugium.
The return pump will have a 5 feet vertical and 7 feet horizontal head loss which comes out to about 11.5 feet of headloss. It will also use 4 90 degrees corners. All this comes out to be about 724 gph using a mag18. The tank is a 75g rimless deep blue with 1 inch hole drilled and original overflow. How does this sound for returns?
Ideas and recommendations?
I was thinking of splitting it off into 3 sections. It will drain into first chamber with a bubble magnus curve 7 skimmer raised to 10 inches water level but it will have a 23.5 inch by 14 inch for a baffle, so 2 baffles total, or should I use 2-3 baffles to divide each chamber? Second chamber will be reactors and return pump, third chamber will be temp refugium and frag chamber until I move sump location and use a 75g for refugium.
The return pump will have a 5 feet vertical and 7 feet horizontal head loss which comes out to about 11.5 feet of headloss. It will also use 4 90 degrees corners. All this comes out to be about 724 gph using a mag18. The tank is a 75g rimless deep blue with 1 inch hole drilled and original overflow. How does this sound for returns?
Ideas and recommendations?