ReefNoob
Supporting Member
Hi all,
been in the hobby for a while,but then moved abroad so took a 2 years break from my reef addiction.
And now,coming back to Houston in August! So am still a few months away to get the whole system up and running( just bought CoolName's 180gal ) but tring to answer the more "fundamental" ahead of time.
For instance,I've seen Below Radar's design where it looks like one large pump to run return,skimmer and Phosban,UV etc.
That's nice one,once you mange to balance your flows out (and have good PVC skills too to assemble a rather complex network ).
I find that most setups are more modular (i.e one pump for return,one for skimmer,phosban etc),which sounds a bit more resilient as you could probably loose one pump at any given time.
What do you think is better : single monster pump or several smaller ones (and why? )
Thanks!
been in the hobby for a while,but then moved abroad so took a 2 years break from my reef addiction.
And now,coming back to Houston in August! So am still a few months away to get the whole system up and running( just bought CoolName's 180gal ) but tring to answer the more "fundamental" ahead of time.
For instance,I've seen Below Radar's design where it looks like one large pump to run return,skimmer and Phosban,UV etc.
That's nice one,once you mange to balance your flows out (and have good PVC skills too to assemble a rather complex network ).
I find that most setups are more modular (i.e one pump for return,one for skimmer,phosban etc),which sounds a bit more resilient as you could probably loose one pump at any given time.
What do you think is better : single monster pump or several smaller ones (and why? )
Thanks!