Just getting into salt and being a lover of overkill i have a plan that may or may not work. I need to have a reliable, efficient and quiet system so to that end I thought that low flow and lots of water would be the way to go. I have done a bunch of research and have come up with this...
Front
Back showing the siphon and skimmer safety.
Closeup of the siphon inlet.
I'm wondering if the noise will be excessive with this type of inlet and siphon break, and if having a really low flow ( but lots of gal/hr ) will allow for the extreme filtration I'm aiming for?
Tank is a 75 gal, 48 inch long. Planning for LR, DSB, very large skimmer and veg filter/fuge. I would like to be able to drive the system with one air pump ( or small medical grade compressor ) and two power heads (one for the sump and one for current). i've been looking for low current, low to med light animals for the tank that will survive a few mistakes. I think I have a good plan for the type of critters though it's going to be a year or possibly more before it's ready for anything but mobile inverts (cuc). I want to build this into a nice reef with lots of color and at least one clown ( I love clowns ).
What do ya think???
Peace...
John