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Thread: 1 pump for everything

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04-03-2005, 06:46 AM	#2 (permalink)
fletch Vlamingii Tang Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,887 Karma: 425	Re: 1 pump for everything Hi Todd I think I would go with your first choice of the Mag-18 for the return and the Mag-9.5 for the skimmer. I think if you try to use 1 pump to do everything your going to have flow problems as the path of the flow with the least resistance is going to get the most flow from the pump. I suppose you could do it if you use a Y type splitter just after the pump and use a shut off valve on each side of the Y splitter to control the water flow. but that is up to you if it were me just for simplicity I think I would go with the 2 pumps JMO John

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