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no closed loop/closed loop

Posted: Fri Mar 10, 2006 12:54 pm
by peleg
my problem is that i have no holes in bottem of tank(135) and i wan to put more water movement. is it feasable to put a couple of submersibles in the tank connected to spayers embbeded in my lr?

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:05 am
by peleg
so i guess it is not the right way to go. i just didn't want all the pipes in the tank

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:29 pm
by medikall
It can be done, but over time there will be crap that gets into the impellers and foul them up. Do you really want to be taking apart your rock work every 6 months or so to rebuild your pumps?

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2006 7:32 pm
by Fishfood
I went with a closed-loop but do not have my tank drilled either. I put a piece of black pvc in the tank and suck the water up over the back down to the pump back into the tank. The reefflo dart gives me great movement.

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 4:19 pm
by peleg
thanks for the tips. i think i will make a wavemaker model like on melvins website http://www.melevsreef.com/how_to_build.html thanks again.

Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 5:04 pm
by peleg
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