Sump Help

[drewdog82]

I hooked up my sump and fuge on my 55. I have my display with an overflow going to my fuge. Then by gravity my fuge is running to my sump. I then have a mag-5 pumping water to my display. The pump is going through about 5 feet of vinyl tubing and the water flowing in the display seems to be too powerful..... Any ideas on how to slow the flow of the pump??? I am raising my fuge to try and get more water to go through the tubing because as of right now it is slightly below the sump..... Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.....

 

[drewdog82]

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[cymbal67]

i have seen that those hydors slow current down some and it rotates giving flow to more area in the tank. not sure what type of return tip you have now, but you can try a hydor. or depending on your plumbing back in, you can try a ball valve to reduce flow on hose up to tank.

 

[bchbum189]

try splitting the return line into 2 or more return heads, that way the return flow is divided up plus now you can cover more of your tank in different directions of flow with just about the same total amount of flow.
Im running a much higher gph pump, but ive divided mine into 6 return heads and love it, with your pump i say go with 2 return heads and mount them pointing diff directions

 

[drewdog82]

Originally Posted by bchbum189
try splitting the return line into 2 or more return heads, that way the return flow is divided up plus now you can cover more of your tank in different directions of flow with just about the same total amount of flow.
That is a great idea.... I was thinking of something like that. I am currently using vinyl tubing and was planning on either cutting many holes in the tubing that's under water in the display to get more spread out flow or going to home depot and buying some multi-directional PVC attachments for the end of the tubing to get more spread out flow. Also, from the return pump to the display, I am currently using about 6-7 feet of vinyl tubing. If I change that to 10 feet of tubing and put some loops in it until it hits the display, will that also cut down on some of the flow???

 

[drewdog82]

Originally Posted by drewdog82
That is a great idea.... I was thinking of something like that. I am currently using vinyl tubing and was planning on either cutting many holes in the tubing that's under water in the display to get more spread out flow or going to home depot and buying some multi-directional PVC attachments for the end of the tubing to get more spread out flow. Also, from the return pump to the display, I am currently using about 6-7 feet of vinyl tubing. If I change that to 10 feet of tubing and put some loops in it until it hits the display, will that also cut down on some of the flow???
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