My IM Nuvo 30L Pro will be arriving today, and I'm finishing out my "parts" list, but I'm stuck on the RFGs I want. I'll be using the stock Mighty Jet (538gph) pump and, by default, the tank has 2 returns (t-connector from the single pump). What I can't decide is if I want to run a pair of 1/2" RFGs, or if I want to run 4x 1/4" RFGs. The pump has plenty of power to run either configuration, but I'm thinking that 4x 1/4" would allow me to "break up" the flow more across the whole tank without turning it into a whirlpool.
The tank will be a mixed reef with an anemone and soft corals to start. I'll be adding more as I go, of course. So I'm thinking that the multiple smaller RFGs will lessen the the turbulence for the lower-flow softies (Zoas, mushrooms, etc).
To complicate things even more, I also have an AI Nero 3 coming on Thursday (with my 2x Prime 16HDs). I was thinking of adding that at one end to give the 'nem some extra flow and have different "flow zones" in the tank, if that makes sense.
Thoughts? Am I over thinking it? Any flaws in my logic? Anything I'm not thinking of?
The tank will be a mixed reef with an anemone and soft corals to start. I'll be adding more as I go, of course. So I'm thinking that the multiple smaller RFGs will lessen the the turbulence for the lower-flow softies (Zoas, mushrooms, etc).
To complicate things even more, I also have an AI Nero 3 coming on Thursday (with my 2x Prime 16HDs). I was thinking of adding that at one end to give the 'nem some extra flow and have different "flow zones" in the tank, if that makes sense.
Thoughts? Am I over thinking it? Any flaws in my logic? Anything I'm not thinking of?