Starting my first aquarium!! Whoop whoop! (1 Viewer)

[johntdaballa]

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Awesome pump I had that 3000 pump till last min I decided to go one step up and bought the 7000. Works great awesome controller love the feed feature

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[Scarbl]

Cool. He told me I should get the step up if I was going to run anything else off of it like a media reactor but said this one will be more than enough just for a return pump. Glad to hear they work good.

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[malira]

Cool. He told me I should get the step up if I was going to run anything else off of it like a media reactor but said this one will be more than enough just for a return pump. Glad to hear they work good.

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I would suggest from experience to go with as big a diameter return hose as possible. A 1/4 inch makes a huge difference. I went from a 1/2 to a 3/4 and almost tripled my return flow.

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[Cody]

Cool. He told me I should get the step up if I was going to run anything else off of it like a media reactor but said this one will be more than enough just for a return pump. Glad to hear they work good.

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Absolutely. And when you're doing your plumbing, T off at least two ball valves to use for potential future equipment. You won't regret it. Worst case scenario your plumbing functions exactly the same with them inline and you're out $8.

 

[Scarbl]

I'll be using 3/4 for the return and 1 inch for the drain.

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[malira]

I'll be using 3/4 for the return and 1 inch for the drain.

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It was suggested to me that if I was going to T my return hose than to go bigger coming off the pump itself and reduce to 3/4 after the T.

I have a dcs 7000 which should push 900 gph but since I have a 3/4 inch return I can only get just over 600 gph. I'm happy with the pump but when I run a reactor I will go bigger off the pump.

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[Scarbl]

What size tank do you have Malira? I also dont want my flow to high in the sump. I will regulate the flow in the DT with the power heads.

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[malira]

What size tank do you have Malira? I also dont want my flow to high in the sump. I will regulate the flow in the DT with the power heads.

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My son has a 90g DT and 55g sump, just like yours. The great thing about the pump is there are 10 settings. For my set up there isn't much difference between 7 & 8 and setting 8, 9 & 10 are exactly the same. I'm getting a 6x to 7x return which I really like.

My son has 2 rw8s and a tunze wave box for flow.

While my son is at college I care for the tank.

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[Scarbl]

Cool cool. Double the fun. Lol

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[tthouston]

My son has a 90g DT and 55g sump, just like yours. The great thing about the pump is there are 10 settings. For my set up there isn't much difference between 7 & 8 and setting 8, 9 & 10 are exactly the same. I'm getting a 6x to 7x return which I really like.

My son has 2 rw8s and a tunze wave box for flow.

While my son is at college I care for the tank.

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+1 for bigger pump and reduce speed at remote control.

 

[johntdaballa]

My son has a 90g DT and 55g sump, just like yours. The great thing about the pump is there are 10 settings. For my set up there isn't much difference between 7 & 8 and setting 8, 9 & 10 are exactly the same. I'm getting a 6x to 7x return which I really like.

My son has 2 rw8s and a tunze wave box for flow.

While my son is at college I care for the tank.

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I have mine set up for a 57 gallon in a eshopp rs-75 sump. With a 3/4 diameter flow. With 1 manifold for future add on. 1 mp10. Probably need to add another.

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[Scarbl]

I was advised to get two pp8's.

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[Scarbl]

Which I believe are the same thing your son has.

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[malira]

Which I believe are the same thing your son has.

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I like 2 so they can work to create more of a random flow.

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[Scarbl]

It's definitely not time to purchase my skimmer yet but what are some recommendations for a good cost effective skimmers for this 90 gallon tank?

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[johntdaballa]

It's definitely not time to purchase my skimmer yet but what are some recommendations for a good cost effective skimmers for this 90 gallon tank?

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I will have a bubble magus g5 for sale soon if you are interested

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[Scarbl]

What size tank did you have it on, how long did you use it, why are you getting rid of it, and how much are you asking for it?

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[johntdaballa]

What size tank did you have it on, how long did you use it, why are you getting rid of it, and how much are you asking for it?

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Just started up my 57 Gallon tank this past weekend may 28 (saturday), Can't make up my mind but I know that I do want to get a Reef Octopus after I sell this. There's really no specific reason just very indecisive with this whole build. bought this for $219 , look for $200

 

[Scarbl]

I see the G. Is rated for 500 liters of right around 135 gallons. With my 90 gallon tank and 55 gallon sump I will probably be working with right around 135 gallons. Do you think it would be a good idea for me to get a skimmer larger than the G5? I would think a larger skimmer would allow me to have a larger bio-load and be a little more forgiving if a make mistakes.

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[tinman]

I was advised to get two pp8's.

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A MP40 ES would be perfect for your tank