New tank. Installing plumbing.
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Why would the other side have too much flow when you have a valve on each side that you can tune where the flow will be?
It's actually the opposite of what you want. You want the fuge on the other side without the sock. All that dirty dirty will benefit the macros you're trying to grow. You want the skimmer on the side with the baffle(left) after the sock. The skimmer output will have a lot of micro bubbles. The baffles will help clear them before going into the return.
I guarantee you if you place the skimmer on the right side with the way the sump is, you'll get millions of bubbles in the display.
It's actually the opposite of what you want. You want the fuge on the other side without the sock. All that dirty dirty will benefit the macros you're trying to grow. You want the skimmer on the side with the baffle(left) after the sock. The skimmer output will have a lot of micro bubbles. The baffles will help clear them before going into the return.
I guarantee you if you place the skimmer on the right side with the way the sump is, you'll get millions of bubbles in the display.
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
Agreed with above sentiments skimmer on left fuge on right... I would also suggest looking into a herbie (preferred) or at least a durso because as it's set up it's probably going to be very loud... You can use the second hole in the overflow for the herbie to make it super quiet...
The Herbie Overflow Method is a simple, proven plumbing setup that's been around for many years. At it's most basic, it consists of 2 standpipes in an overflow; a main drain regulated by a valve that runs as a siphon, and a separate unrestricted “emergency standpipe - https://blog.marinedepot.com/education-center/charts-diagrams/durso-herbie-bean-animal-overflow
afboundguy
Acan's are inedible candy
So the second one with the black flexible piping is for the return. You should make the return hang on the back and use that second hole for the herbie method. Here's a good link to explain the process https://gmacreef.com/herbie-overflo...s,separate unrestricted “emergency standpipe”.
BiGGiePauls33
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The durso will work fine on that deep blue tank especially with the strainer on there, I wouldn't worry about it clogging. You could run the herbie as well but it'll be a lot cleaner without a return up over the back glass unless your drilling a return.
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