I've got some questions about setting up a w/d with HOB overflows on my new tank. I done hrs of reading on here and now want to ask specific questions about my set-up. Last Febuary i found a killer deal on a 225g tank. I built a stand and hood for it right away. Then... The whole set-up sat in my garage until this October. I moved then, and finally had enough room for this big boy!
Currenly i have three XP3's running on the tank. I want to set up a w/d system and drop most, if not all of these.
Here's my issues... I have zero experience with w/d's! The tank isn't drilled, so I'd be going with HOB overflows. I bought an acrylic 55g around the same time and with some research on here, I turned it into a w/d. I now need to know the following things...
1: Do i need to have 2 HOB overflows? (heard this is best incase one loses suction)
2: Does anyone have experience with CPR brand oveflows? I've heard good and bad from these, but they seem to be a little more discrete or slimmer in build.
3: I'm going with submersible pump(s). Should I go with 1 or 2? I want to have at least 2 points of return... Should I bifercate the return from one, or just run two pumps?
4: What do I need for flow rate? Both on the overflows and pumps.
5: Is my only option for flow rate control a ball valve... This is how I should balance things between the overflow and return right?
Sorry for all the questions... In over 15 years of fish keeping, I've never had more then HOB's or canister filters.
Currenly i have three XP3's running on the tank. I want to set up a w/d system and drop most, if not all of these.
Here's my issues... I have zero experience with w/d's! The tank isn't drilled, so I'd be going with HOB overflows. I bought an acrylic 55g around the same time and with some research on here, I turned it into a w/d. I now need to know the following things...
1: Do i need to have 2 HOB overflows? (heard this is best incase one loses suction)
2: Does anyone have experience with CPR brand oveflows? I've heard good and bad from these, but they seem to be a little more discrete or slimmer in build.
3: I'm going with submersible pump(s). Should I go with 1 or 2? I want to have at least 2 points of return... Should I bifercate the return from one, or just run two pumps?
4: What do I need for flow rate? Both on the overflows and pumps.
5: Is my only option for flow rate control a ball valve... This is how I should balance things between the overflow and return right?
Sorry for all the questions... In over 15 years of fish keeping, I've never had more then HOB's or canister filters.
