I just got harassed for an hour and a half about the carbon footprint of my tank by a friend. however, after thinking about it, maybe she had a point.
i have a few ideas of ways to lower the total power consumption of my tank. i just wanted to see what you all though of these ideas...
1. ditching the multiple powerheads in my tank and replacing them with one vortec and whatever the return puts out. this would be an expensive option but one i would be willing to consider if the energy consumption is as low as they say.
2. using both standpipes (1" drain and 3/4" return) in the overflow as drains to my sump. i could then use a more powerful pump and manifold to run a skimmer, a reactor, and then use a swcd (scwd?) thing and two over the back returns to create flow in my tank. i have seen systems run on only one pump before and was pretty impressed. i am almost convinced i am going to do this, as soon as i can figure out how to squeeze a durso on the 3/4 and fit it back in the overflow.
3. well i don't really have a #3 but all good things come in 3's :splitspin
any thoughts if either of these will work or are worth the effort and cash?
i have a few ideas of ways to lower the total power consumption of my tank. i just wanted to see what you all though of these ideas...
1. ditching the multiple powerheads in my tank and replacing them with one vortec and whatever the return puts out. this would be an expensive option but one i would be willing to consider if the energy consumption is as low as they say.
2. using both standpipes (1" drain and 3/4" return) in the overflow as drains to my sump. i could then use a more powerful pump and manifold to run a skimmer, a reactor, and then use a swcd (scwd?) thing and two over the back returns to create flow in my tank. i have seen systems run on only one pump before and was pretty impressed. i am almost convinced i am going to do this, as soon as i can figure out how to squeeze a durso on the 3/4 and fit it back in the overflow.
3. well i don't really have a #3 but all good things come in 3's :splitspin
any thoughts if either of these will work or are worth the effort and cash?