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Old 03-17-2006, 03:29 AM
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Default Shutting down the CL for a bit

Thinking since all I've have now is some xenia, mushrooms, polyps and a Open Brain do I really need to run the CL?

Tank is 145g and the plan is to get into SPS/LPS but since I'm not there yet and I can easily do 1000gph from the sump return why run the Dart on the CL. I can also open up the sump return to push up to about 2000gph though at a lot more noise.
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Old 03-17-2006, 05:30 AM
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I would expect that those corals appreciate high flow just as much as SPS. I would leave your CL running...or shut it down only for limited time periods. The other thing to consider is that you don't want to leave water in the CL pipes for long periods...

Hmm...things may also start to live inside the CL piping.
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Old 03-17-2006, 02:12 PM
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I would just leave it on.
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Old 03-17-2006, 04:26 PM
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I would just like to know what the heck a CL is LOL

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I would just like to know what the heck a CL is LOL

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Old 03-17-2006, 05:42 PM
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Leave it on and get the SPS started sooner than later
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Old 03-18-2006, 05:12 AM
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Ahh ok, thanks. Never thought of closed loop
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