Fish "Poo" Non-Settling Issues..

[eklikewhoa]

Also routes in the substrate which get clogged, bulky, hideous piping run through the tank and up the wall, must have a very large pump to have it work efficiently.

[eklikewhoa]

It's almost primitive.

I think peterp63 tried it and failed.

[jeebus]

IF I were to try this, I would actually reverse the flow.

[eklikewhoa]

To siphon into the jets?

Now wouldn't that destroy whatever closed loop pump you had planned on using?

[jeebus]

Nevermind, I was backwards.

[banks]

rule of thumb was 175-200 gph per jet. problem is the closed loop system doesn't equalize pressure per jet.

i'm leaning toward pulling the whole thing out and buying a Korrilla 4.

i'm open to ideas on how to keep poo suspended until filters can do what they do without blowing sand all over the place...

[eklikewhoa]

Koralia 4
Algae free Sure-flo kit
Maxi-jet 1200

Use the black propeller from the sureflo kit in the Koralia 4, white prop in the Maxi-jet1200.

Now you have 2 powerheads that will be pushing well over 1000gph.