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Old 12-27-2011, 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic View Post
I like a lower turnover rate so that my skimmer has more time to skim out the water of its cr@p before it gets pumped back up into the display tank again. 3-3.5x is about normal for me.

no need to post since Anthony said it here for ya. the times of fast flowing sump are over with huge pumps to power them. With a slow flow sump you get more skimming and more time for the heater to work and less time for crap to make it to your display tank.
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