OK, I chickened out on the needlewheel with everything else going on. I just went with an upgraded pump and stayed with the Beckett. I put a MD55 clone on it I picked up for $120. The higher pressure is what the Becket has been begging for. The difference between the MD40 and the MD55 is stunning. It's now a foam machine! It took a while to get this DIY project dialed in, but it's rocking now. It's a great feeling. 
Now its time to rig a drain line to the cup. 
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300 Reef; 325LR, 1/2" sand bed in tank, 3" sand bed in 215 gal sump/refugium and Berliner PowerPro SS twin becket skimmer. 210 Reef; with 225 lbs of LR, 300 lb DSB, Large W/D and Jebo 520 skimmer modified to accept a becket. 90 RR FOWLR; tied into the 300's sump with a closed loop for extra circulation. 55 hospital. |