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Icebox · 04-06-2004, 07:59 PM

ok, I am planning on getting a 180, and setting it up by the end of the summer.

I am lookin at the water flow part of it now. I am sick of powerheads in my tank, looking bad, always on a constand flow...

I have looked at SCWD's and frankly, they are not quite doing it for me...

So I was stil doing some poking adn I came across this...

http://www.oceansmotions.com/

According to those who have them on that other board, they love them...

[This is long, be careful

]http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=312496&perpage=25&pagen umber=1[/url]

There are esentially 2 different models, a 4 way and an 8 way...

I was thinking that I would get one of each, putting one on a closed loop, and one as my return from the sump.

So here we get to the flow question, I am going to use my ampmaster 2100 as a return pump from my sump. I expect about 8 feet of head pressure. I am plannign on splitting the flow and sending about 300 GPH to a 75 gallon refuge. (Is that too much flow throuugh a fuge, or should that be upped?

I expect that would leave about 1200-1500 GPH going back to the tank. through the 8-way oceanmotions device... (The AM2100 is upgradable, should I upgrade it to a 3600?)

I was then going to run a sequence 3600SEQ12 or 4200SEQ12 (these are the 750 series) through the closed loop.

Which sequence would you get for a closed loop on a 180?

These returns would go through the 4 way, each attached to one of the revolutions that the guy is making...

Is that too mcuh flow for a 180?

I would like the contents of the tank to grow into more than just softies, but right now, I have to keep a koran angel from eating the corals...

Thanks for your help guys... ( I hope this is not too long winded, adn confusing for everyone.)

Mike

04-06-2004, 07:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
Icebox Torch coral Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Creston, NC Posts: 528 View Gallery Karma Komment	Too much flow for a 180? ok, I am planning on getting a 180, and setting it up by the end of the summer. I am lookin at the water flow part of it now. I am sick of powerheads in my tank, looking bad, always on a constand flow... I have looked at SCWD's and frankly, they are not quite doing it for me... So I was stil doing some poking adn I came across this... http://www.oceansmotions.com/ According to those who have them on that other board, they love them... [This is long, be careful ]http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=312496&perpage=25&pagen umber=1[/url] There are esentially 2 different models, a 4 way and an 8 way... I was thinking that I would get one of each, putting one on a closed loop, and one as my return from the sump. So here we get to the flow question, I am going to use my ampmaster 2100 as a return pump from my sump. I expect about 8 feet of head pressure. I am plannign on splitting the flow and sending about 300 GPH to a 75 gallon refuge. (Is that too much flow throuugh a fuge, or should that be upped? I expect that would leave about 1200-1500 GPH going back to the tank. through the 8-way oceanmotions device... (The AM2100 is upgradable, should I upgrade it to a 3600?) I was then going to run a sequence 3600SEQ12 or 4200SEQ12 (these are the 750 series) through the closed loop. Which sequence would you get for a closed loop on a 180? These returns would go through the 4 way, each attached to one of the revolutions that the guy is making... Is that too mcuh flow for a 180? I would like the contents of the tank to grow into more than just softies, but right now, I have to keep a koran angel from eating the corals... Thanks for your help guys... ( I hope this is not too long winded, adn confusing for everyone.) Mike __________________ Mike