Would I have to much flow?

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akskirmish

akskirmish

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What I am doing is switching tanks-

My idea is to take my reef tank which is a 72 gal bowfront.it is a AGA tank with standard overflow system.It is matched with a quite one model 4000.

I have a drilled out a 33 gallon long to right dimension to handle 1 inch bulkheads.

I want to cut the silicone from my overflow in my 72 to gal and basically just switch everything right over to my 33 gal.


Does this sound doable-or am I getting ready for a big mess here guys.
Thanks for anyhelp on my first DIY project....
 
In theory your "Quiet One 4000" is rated @ 1017 GPH. On your 72 Gallon you had 14X turnover which by most standards is plenty. iIn a 33 gallon it should produce 30X turnover.I hope your fish are strong swimmers. Perhaps you should sell your old setup complete and purchase equipment more suitable to your new tank. Certainly a smaller pump would be cheaper to operate.
 
Just split the return into more than one or send it through a spraybar to reduce the flow.

You can also add a T to the return with a ball valve. Put the valve on the perpendicular part and run a hose from that back to your sump. Open the ball valve to send water back to the sump and reduce the flow to the tank. This doesn't put back pressure on the pump like just having a ball valve inline to reduce flow.
 
dawnmarie;3822180; said:
In theory your "Quiet One 4000" is rated @ 1017 GPH. On your 72 Gallon you had 14X turnover which by most standards is plenty. iIn a 33 gallon it should produce 30X turnover.I hope your fish are strong swimmers. Perhaps you should sell your old setup complete and purchase equipment more suitable to your new tank. Certainly a smaller pump would be cheaper to operate.
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I have very minimal fish that will be in here-They would be rather bigger fish for a 33 gal as well-I think they should beable to handle the current/turnover rate....If not I'll adjust to another pump...

selling a tank in my area is basically not an option-I would take such a hit on the setup-I would rather take a hammer to it and smash it before what i could bring from it......

Basically going to be a coral tank
 
nolapete;3822187; said:
Just split the return into more than one or send it through a spraybar to reduce the flow.

You can also add a T to the return with a ball valve. Put the valve on the perpendicular part and run a hose from that back to your sump. Open the ball valve to send water back to the sump and reduce the flow to the tank. This doesn't put back pressure on the pump like just having a ball valve inline to reduce flow.
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Appreciated greatly-
I will keep this in mind if I need to cut that flow back.....
 
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