[trikkonceptz]

Great suggestions, I especially like the one about cycling the pump on / off. Along those lines the cycle times would have to be stretched out a bit for the simple fact that once a pump shuts down the water stops flowing, therefore it back flows into the refugium. Do that every 30 sec or so and you will not get enough water flow over the refugium to properly filter the water.

And as far as GPH, once this used pump dies I am going to go with a higher GPH flow pump as the tank requires it.

But taking the Kill a watt with me is a great idea. I am not expecting miracles, tanks this size are not known for their efficiency but I am also not going to ignore the fact that with a little homework I can get as much as I can out of it.

Thanks again.

And BTW it is huge ... didn't sound so big on paper, but for scales sake, each one of those floor tiles are 18" x 18"