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Originally Posted by scott11106
i was planning to use them for the display but i was thinking of going a different route and use varioS pumps and drill the tank.this way i would not need any powerheads and it works with the Apex system.
what do you all think of this idea?
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I think it really depends on what type of livestock you are planning on. If you are planning on keeping SPS then I don’t feel this would be sufficient. You’ll need atleast 30x gph of water flow. You might even limit some fish you should probably keep. A lot of tangs live in surge zones and require extreme flow. If you’re planning FOWLR (with compatible fish) then that would probably be okay. Also, I’m not sure why you are trying to abandon power heads. Your tank is an in wall and you won’t see the dry end of the vortechs.
Lastly, I’d reconsider your sump. I don’t think that trigger sump will be big enough. You will have a hard time fitting the right sized equipment that’s needed for a tank your size. More importantly, the sump might not be big enough to support the amount of water that back flows when you turn off your pumps for maintance. That to me is a flood waiting to happen.
I look forward to more pictures and following along.