Need Help Immediately !!!!!!!

ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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I have a 125 gallon reef ready with two drains. Currently I have them hooked to a 35" wet/dry sump and two 1200 gph return pumps. I purchased and installed a CPR 31" refugium under the tank next to the wet/dry. I moved one drain hose to the refugium and one 1200 gph return pump. The problem is the pump emptys the water from the last chamber quick than it fills, emptying the chamber. I took a 1000 gph pump off an extra skimmer I have and it also empties it too quick. I need advice from anyone who has a refugium about what size pumps they use before I have to buy one of every size to figure this out. I would like to have this up and running immediately because I unhooked two canisters to put the refugium there and have a very heavy stock load. Please Help !!!!!
 
wattsupdoc

wattsupdoc

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You are running two 1200 gph pumps previously to adding the fuge, and are now running the same two? Just separated? So before you were running 2400 gph through the wet/dry? Are you using standpipes or what for drains? Are they 1" drains? I cant see you getting 2400 gph through 2 1" drains with standpipes. But any ways, you need to add a ball valve. Right after each pump. Also add more water to the fuge. Additionally these two separated tanks will need to be joined together. You will never reliably get the same flow though each pump down to each tank and back up. One will outrun the other most likely. They need to be joined together to be balanced. One more thing. I personally would only run 1 1200 gph pump on that setup. IMO, 2400 gph through that is pushing it. But thats just me.
 
ilovemytank

ilovemytank

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I love your avatar. I don't know why I didn't think of ball valve. I have a heavy stock load and unhooked two rena xp3 to run this refugium so I don't want to be down for long. I also jsut insatlled a octopus 200 and its in its break in period so its not that much help. I'm going to go out today and get the valves and try it out. I'll keep you posted.
 
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