Acceptable Sump/Display tank turn over... ?????HELP?????

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I have probably only 3x turnover in my sump. The slower turnover gives my skimmer more time to clean the water.

On the other hand, I have +32x turnover flow in the display (210g mixed reef).

[StirCrazy]

basicly you can have what ever amount of flow through your sump you want. the limiting factor is the speed of the water flow through the sump. in simple tearms you want the water flow to be low enough that you don't carry over air bubble and such into your display tank.

if you build your sump with a nice space between the baffels and a open area for bubbles to rise then you can get away with more flow.

as for skimmer performance and such, turn over in the sump doesn't matter as the skimmer is still taking the same amount of volume and cleaning it.

Steve

[Zoaelite]

Hmmm, I have 53X turn over in my sump (Ocean runner 6500 in a 30G Sump) but its directed into a deep aerobically active sand bed which slows it down a whole whack load.

as for skimmer performance and such, turn over in the sump doesn't matter as the skimmer is still taking the same amount of volume and cleaning it.

+1 Seahorse, the volume of your skimmer will only change if your water volume drops not if the flow around the pump increases. Slow flow is for the fuge, med flow for the sump and fast flow (Depending on your Bioload) for the main tank.
Levi