EcoTech Marine Full EcoSmart - Manual (Page 34)

Pump Configuration for EcoSmart
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Common tank configurations and our recommended pump positioning
Rectangle Tank
This tank represents a standard rectangular aquarium where pumps can be
positioned on either side or on the back of the tank. For this aquarium the
master pump running an EcoSmart mode should be positioned on either
the left or right side of the tank (our illustration shows the master posi-
tioned on the right side of the tank). The first slave pump that you add to
the aquarium should always be positioned on the opposite side of the tank
as the master. If you have a third pump, add that to the back side of the tank (MP10w ES’s are
perfect here). Make sure to set the two slave pumps to their proper slave modes, orange for the
pump positioned opposite the master, and turquoise for the pump positioned on the back side of
the tank. You can now add any additional slave pumps depending on where your tank may need
the additional flow. These additional slave pumps should always be assigned their proper slave
mode based on where they are positioned on the tank. Any additional slave pumps placed on the
right would then be set to the white mode which represents that they are on the same side of the
tank as the master.
Curved Aquarium
This tank represents an aquarium with a curved glass front and a flat back.
For this tank we recommend that you place the master pump running an
EcoSmart mode on the right end of the back pane of glass, and a slave
pump on the left side. Because there are no other panes of glass to place
additional pumps, slave pumps should not be run in the turquoise mode
at all for an aquarium with this configuration. Any additional slave pumps
placed on the right would then be set to the white mode which represents that they are on the
same side of the tank as the master. Any additional slave pumps placed on the left would then be
set to the orange mode representing that they are on the opposite side as the master.
Hexagonal Aquarium
This tank represents a common hex aquarium which should be treated very
similarly to case one, where the aquarium is rectangular. The master pump
running an EcoSmart mode should be placed on one of the ends (in this
case the right side) and the slave pumps should be positioned opposite the
master or on the back wall, and be entered into their proper mode setting.
Any additional slave pumps placed on the right would then be set to the
white mode which represents that they are on the same side of the tank as the master.
Corner Aquarium
This corner aquarium allows for pumps to be placed only on the left or
right side. In our example, the master pump running the EcoSmart mode
is placed on the right, and a slave pump positioned on the left would be
placed into the orange mode. Any additional slave pumps placed on the
right would then be set to the white mode which represents that they are on
the same side of the tank as the master.
Section 5.4