Tunze Wavebox or Closed Loop??

closed loops are simple. do you have ANY supplies for either or yet? is the tank drilled? can it be drilled for closed loop yet or are you going to go over the rim and down?

 

I am in the process of putting a closed loop system in on my 135 gallon tank. Dart pump with a ocean motion to change up the flow. I am looking forward to getting it set up but, this is my first closed loop tank, so I cannot tell for certain how it is going to work.

 

Yeah, I still feel like I am a bit in the dark right now as I am putting it together. But, I already have 4 of the 6 holes drilled in the back glass so no turning back now. lol. I decided to go with the closed loop because I was sick of my "cheap" powerheads falling off the wall and blowing sand everywhere.

 

One thing that is important to point out also - is that your tank is a pennisula style tank - that may alter what options may be available. If you drill the Reef Savvy tank, it will void the warranty. Tank is less than one year old - and is 1/2" thick glass. Depends also what you want to keep for corals in there. I had 2 x MP10's in that tank and was able to grow SPS and LPS. The trick for me was positioning of pumps. Since it is a Penninsula style tank - the overflow is in the middle back (or side depending on you set it up) so you basically need to place an MP10 (or mp40 if you want super flow) on each side of the overflow.

In my opinion, it also depends where you want this tank to go. If you want it to be quiet or if you don't mind hearing pumps push water...

I went with Tunze pumps on my 180 build and my oh my those things push some serious water...and although they are much quieter than the Vortecs...they do emitt a slight hum when ramped up...so it comes down to personal preferrence. I don't have any experience on closed loop so I don't have 2cents to offer on that one. /DesktopModules/ActiveForums/themes/_default/emoticons/smile.gif good luck. That was my favorite tank of all the ones I've had - freshwater and saltwater.

 

Make sure you do all the safety things advised when putting MP10's on 1/2" thick glass. They are not rated for that thick of glass but will stay in place....but I would highly suggest you get some of those sticky square things and run zip tie through it just to make sure you don't find it falling on the floor some day. Also - the MP10W-ES versions had nutrient mode which helped with dietrus and such...not sure what version of the vortecs you have. Good luck - will look forward to some pictures down the road when you have everything setup!