25 gallon reef

[Rbacchiega]

for sure. I'd still go with 1.5" drains and 1" returns. Since your thinking of LPS/sofites, you'd only really NEED two returns...cross them with lock-line or the like in the tank.

[karazy]

yeah, im planning on doing exactly what you said. for the return it will be 1 hole drilled and then a Y of loc-line into more loc-line

[Rbacchiega]

if you're going to be drilling you might as well drill for 2 returns...the less lockline I see in a tank the better...then you can direct each return to a specific area in the tank

[karazy]

Originally Posted by Rbacchiega

if you're going to be drilling you might as well drill for 2 returns...the less lockline I see in a tank the better...then you can direct each return to a specific area in the tank

i dont really want to do 2, just because of the way i want my flow to go. my koralia will be on a JBJ ocean pulse and be on the opposite side of the loc-line, so it'll be sort of a mini wave maker

[Rbacchiega]

well in that case! LOL Look forward to getting pics

[karazy]

haha. i look forward to having updates to take pics of.

[karazy]

i change my mind way too much.

so i decided i dont want my aqua-C skimmer anymore because its not as good quality than what i could have from other skimmers approximately the same price.

So i've decided i want to get a vertex skimmer. only problem is i designed my sump to hold an aqua-C urchin(only a 6.5"x14" space). so what i would have to do is remove a baffle, and move my bubble trap over. also make my return pump exteernal (which i kinda wanted to do anyways.

pros-
-great german skimmer
-bigger fuge
-external return pump

cons-
-it kinda sucks to have to take out a baffle and a bubble trap
-lots of work and hard to do IMO

if anyone has ever removed baffles, please tell me how difficult it was. it would be super appreciated.

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