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well, the wife said she wanted to talk about the tank yesterday, we were away for a romantic weekend for her birthday and I thoigt it was about to be ruined, for me anyway, here comes the dreaded no.
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she is going to buy it for me! She said give her 6 months and she should have it together. So all I have to do is buy the equipment, so I guess being only 6-12 months away I can start getting some equipment in over the next few months. I aim to start getting things like pumps etc in as I go and wait until the end to get the best skimmer I can. I am pretty much going to start watching the shops for bargains on the brands I want.
but
she is going to buy it for me! She said give her 6 months and she should have it together. So all I have to do is buy the equipment, so I guess being only 6-12 months away I can start getting some equipment in over the next few months. I aim to start getting things like pumps etc in as I go and wait until the end to get the best skimmer I can. I am pretty much going to start watching the shops for bargains on the brands I want.
I think I am wording my questions wrong as I never seem to get the answer I think I would.
I am talking about pumps, not skimmers or powerheads, pumps. I am likely just misunderstanding, I was under the impression that each piece of equipment, like skimmer, reactors and the return, all needed their own pump? If my tank is 300l, do I just need a pump for the return that circulates 300lph? Or is there a desired amount of turnover suggested?
I am talking about pumps, not skimmers or powerheads, pumps. I am likely just misunderstanding, I was under the impression that each piece of equipment, like skimmer, reactors and the return, all needed their own pump? If my tank is 300l, do I just need a pump for the return that circulates 300lph? Or is there a desired amount of turnover suggested?
the word you are looking for is "return pump"
as all the the items listed are in a way a "pump"
for the return pump generally i go for roughly a 2000LPH for just sump back to display (this ends up being a lot lot less due to head loss, but then again that all depends on the type of pump you use. if you use a high quality pump it will often have a decent head and also lower power usable so you wont need as large of a pump.
will you be running the sumps return straight back to the tank or will it be tee'd off to a reactor/external skimmer etc?
as all the the items listed are in a way a "pump"
for the return pump generally i go for roughly a 2000LPH for just sump back to display (this ends up being a lot lot less due to head loss, but then again that all depends on the type of pump you use. if you use a high quality pump it will often have a decent head and also lower power usable so you wont need as large of a pump.
will you be running the sumps return straight back to the tank or will it be tee'd off to a reactor/external skimmer etc?
I think you may have missed the tank I am getting as you said if I can afford it to go for the opticlear version, which is the one I said I think
http://www.aquascapedesign.com.au/products.php?product=CADE-Marine-Tank-Set-HL1200
So the sump I am going to be using is obviously the one that comes with the tank. I think I will run the reactor separately. Is it best if the skimmer has its own pump or is it ok to use the return pump for both?
Sorry for not being clearer mate, appreciate it can be frustrating
http://www.aquascapedesign.com.au/products.php?product=CADE-Marine-Tank-Set-HL1200
So the sump I am going to be using is obviously the one that comes with the tank. I think I will run the reactor separately. Is it best if the skimmer has its own pump or is it ok to use the return pump for both?
Sorry for not being clearer mate, appreciate it can be frustrating
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