Return plumbing question

[xabo]

Attempting to plumb a 225 gal. Reef Ready. Have a Tideline 48 sump w/return pump section at one end of the sump. What's the best way to plumb the returns so that the 2 returns will receive equal amounts of pressure? Or m I over thinking this?

[xabo]

Meant to say equal amounts of flow.

[Jon Lazar]

I don't think it matters to the sump if one return carries more water than the other.

 

How are your overflows configured?  One in each corner?  Have you decided how you're going to plumb those?  (i.e., Durso, Herbie, or Bean Animal?) 

 

I ask because the Bean Animal is the best setup IMO, but works best with a single overflow.

[xabo]

One in each corner............going to use the Durso. More concerned about the flow within the tank.

Edited December 27, 2019 by xabo

[Jon Lazar]

I would plan the return pump to provide something like 3-5x turnover from display to sump.  There's no need to achieve 30x turnover using a return pump.

 

If you want lots of in-tank flow, use your preferred brand of propeller-based powerheads, like the EcoTech MP series.  You could also go with a closed loop, but most people prefer modern powerheads over closed loops.

[xabo]

Return pump is a Red Dragon 150W. Have 4 MP60QD's and 2 MP40QD's for in tank flow.

[epleeds]

With all those powerheads I don’t think you going to have any problem with flow. You might even have too much
 

and the only way to have equal pressure through both returns is to have two return pumps, which I think is overkill. 
 

I would just “T” off your return pump to each return and call it a day. 

[xabo]

Sounds like a plan....................Thanks.

[DFR]

+1 I wouldn’t worry too much about the returns either.  I see it as just a way to get the filtered water back to the display.  I never run my returns at 100% either.  My return currently is at about 2.5x turn over and changes slightly after water changes to get the level exactly where it previously was (which I’d like to think helps keep my salinity more stable).