i need some ideas

i need to start plumbing my new tank it is a 224 with duel over flows with two returns in the top back corners and one hole in the midlle of the bottom i have never had to do any of this before the sump will be in the basment  so the hole in the bottom i am thinking of some type of spray bar or some thing like that if i had one more hole i could do a closed loop so what do you think

mostly sps

I'm with Shane on this.

how would i do the flywheel ? i would like to do a surge tank but just not going to hapen with this tank . do you think i can put a squid on a closed loop with a blue line 40 pump ? or will that be to much flow?

the only problem with the korallias is you have to have the controler

i need to see your tank on the tour and get inspiration brad.

I would say do not try to use that bottom hole as a return unless it is on a closed loop.  As a return in the case of a pump failure,  power outage, etc, you will end up draining your tank.  Putting a check valve on it, will not stop it from draining unless you clean that check valve constantly, any critter that gets into the valve will stop it from closing all the way and it will leak when you need it to seal.

I would say use it as a closed loop intake, and do your closed loop return as a manifold over the top of the tank, or plug it off.

Kim

One neat thing you could do with it is use it for a closed loop return to put some water out under the rock structure.    Then you would not have to worry about sand going down the drain into the closed loop...

Kim