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Originally Posted by untamed
re: Ball valve directing flow to refugium...
I'm thinking that a ball valve will work fine for that application. It will be a bit crude to adjust the flow into the refugium, but once you get it set you'll be fine if you just leave it alone. You'll then be able to fine tune the water exiting the refugium with a gate valve.
As the Herbies don't allow any air into the lines, you can always have the pipes exit silently below water line. That also avoids splashing and bubbling which results in less salt creep everywhere.
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Yeah I love the "herbie" style for that exact reason, you can keep bubbles out of the system easily. Well if I can find some gate valves for a decent price, I may do all gate valves instead of the ball valve for the refugium but Im getting to the point where I cannot spend too much more on this tank. All the little trips to Home Depot or Canadian Tire for something small have added up and I just looked at the bills...almost $500 AFTER I thought I had everything already! Anyways, I can't pay $40 for 1.5" gate valves and $50 for 2" which is what I have seen them selling for online so far. Hopefully I can find some cheaper locally.