4300 Gallon Plywood Build (3600+ Take 2)
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I was gonna say something about those covers too. I think your flow rate is great under optimal conditions. But they WILL get clogged and you will be diving... Which isn't so horrible I guess... I love swimming in my tank...
Just ordered 10 Uniseals from Aquatic Ecosystems for the 55 gallon drums. Waiting to see if anyone needs anything from Flexpvc.com then ordering bulkheads. If anyone is local to New Orleans and needs anything from Flexpvc.com, let me know so we can go in together to save on shipping.
I was using two 1.5" bulkheads with screens. My screens were rated at 4800gph http://www.flexpvc.com/cart/agora.cgi?product=BulkheadFittingScreens. The 2 screen I had were just able to keep up with a 1500gph pump. And that was after I enlarged the holes in the screens.
Were they gravity feeding into the sump and then the pump returning water from the sump to the tank?
I'll be using 4 Reeflo Hammerheads when everything is fully operational. 22K gph; which is the same ratio of gph to tank capacity that JohnPTC is using on his tank (based on the numbers he gave me in a PM. he may have increased it since then).
nolapete;4183046; said:
Wow that's a lot of flow. I love the redundancy of 4 pumps! This build is planed great. I whish I could say "hey I suggested that" or "that was my idea" but I'm still happy just sitting back and absorbing this knowledge. Great over all design, I think this should be a sticky or article some day.
Just an FYI. When I planned my tank I figured dual 3" drains was purely overkill and the 2nd 3" drain would be used only for backup. Turns out a single 3" drain (Gravity fed) cannot handle the single hammerhead I am using. So, I am glad I doubled my drains now.
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