New to nano but not to reef few ??s

[lgage3]

I am new to nanos and am hoping to get a few Questions answered
I am looking to do a 10 Gal tank with a 10 gallon sump

Can I use my 175W MH on tank??

What rate should overflow and pump return be at??

think those are my big ??s
Thank You
Lynn

 

[mikeguerrero]

Lynn,

That sounds like a lot of power on just a 10 gallon tank. Just be sure you adjust the placement of corals if they feel blasted with too much light. Raise them or drop them lower, they will tell you what they like based on there appearance. In reefing anything that is too excessive is bad.

Mike

 

[lgage3]

Have been researching for a little while today what is possability of hooking a 70W MH to my ballest or where could I get a ballest for one
Thanks
Lynn

 

[incysor]

Have been researching for a little while today what is possability of hooking a 70W MH to my ballest or where could I get a ballest for one
Thanks
Lynn

It's probably not a good idea to hook up a 70w bulb to a 175w ballast.

Here's a quick link to a 70w one.

Welcome to the site.

Brian

http://www.premiumaquatics.com/Merchant ... PFOballast

 

[lgage3]

Thank you for the welcome

great thanks for the help and have found what I am looking for on light

any help with the sump idea would be greatly appretiated
Thanks
Lynn

 

[incysor]

Thank you for the welcome

great thanks for the help and have found what I am looking for on light

any help with the sump idea would be greatly appretiated
Thanks
Lynn

The sump should work just fine for you. The general idea is to get the entire tanks water to turn over 10-12 times per hour. Since you are using a 10g tank, that would mean a pump that can put out 120gph with whatever head pressure you'll have. I'd go with a mag 3 or mag 5 in your sump with a ball valve between it an the tank so you can adjust the pressure a bit. If you go with the mag 5 you'd probably even be able to split the return so you've got two return lines and still have enough pressure to do what you need. Remember to drill siphon-break holes on your return lines. You want to make sure that if the tank does back siphon a bit there's enough space in your sump to accomodate the extra water....This shouldn't be a problem since your sump is the same size as your display tank. It's generally more of a problem when you're running a much larger system than your sump.

B