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Originally Posted by tbittner  For the bulkheads, 10% flow through the fuge/sump would be 1,800 gph. For the drains, two 1 1/4" bulkheads would provide that plus a little more. For the returns, 3/4" is more than enough. In fact, that is a perfect size if you want to attach locline to the inside of the bulkhead because the 3/4" adapter will screw into the inside of the bulkhead.
Through the CL, you'd probably want another 2,200 gph flow. It's advisable to have two drains for the CL too so if one gets clogged, the other one can provide the flow to the pump so it doesn't burn the pump up. If these are also 1 1/4", that would be plenty. I'd make the returns for the CL 3/4" too for the reason stated above. On a six foot tank I would want 3, if not 4 more returns for the CL. This would give you 5 or 6 return holes so you can get a nice even flow throughout the entire tank.
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PERFECT!! Thank you. I was waiting for a response about the bulkheads. We want to get them really soon.
And as for the hurricanes...we
are lucky. My father-in-law's house is on a lagoon and the entire front caved in with Hurricane Ivan. We were only out of power for 3 weeks but we didn't have any damage. He had to completely rebuild their house. In fact, had Pensacola been below sea level, like New Orleans, we probably would have had the same amount of damage from Ivan as they did from Katrina. We are
very lucky.
And the kitten...we're trying to find a home for it. We already have 3 other cats...any takers?
We're hoping that Olivia will catch the reefing bug like we did.