Hey all,
Looking to get back into the hobby after about 7 years off. I'm currently in the planning phases of a new tank which will be at least 150 gallons.
One thing I've decided on this tank is I don't want the top to bottom overflow box. I'm looking at some of the customer options from places like modular marine and shadow etc.
To make sure I size the box correctly I'm trying to figure out how much turnover I need in the tank? I've heard lots of arguments over the years about 10X and low flow sumps etc. Is 10X still the gold standard?
For a 150 gallon tank I need 1500gph flowing through my sump? Seems like a lot and could be noisy?
I guess as a follow up question... assuming I would want to build a manifold from my return to feed reactors... how big of a return pump do I need to get? Would a varios 8 running 2700gph be enough considering head loss etc?
Thanks in advance,
Ben
Looking to get back into the hobby after about 7 years off. I'm currently in the planning phases of a new tank which will be at least 150 gallons.
One thing I've decided on this tank is I don't want the top to bottom overflow box. I'm looking at some of the customer options from places like modular marine and shadow etc.
To make sure I size the box correctly I'm trying to figure out how much turnover I need in the tank? I've heard lots of arguments over the years about 10X and low flow sumps etc. Is 10X still the gold standard?
For a 150 gallon tank I need 1500gph flowing through my sump? Seems like a lot and could be noisy?
I guess as a follow up question... assuming I would want to build a manifold from my return to feed reactors... how big of a return pump do I need to get? Would a varios 8 running 2700gph be enough considering head loss etc?
Thanks in advance,
Ben