Flow rate?
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Topic: Flow rate?
Posted By: Jared Wood
Subject: Flow rate?
Date Posted: December 06 2010 at 3:46pm
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What should be my target flow rate for a 56 gallon display tank? What size pump should I buy to push water from the sump up to the tank? (about 4 feet up)
If "more is better" is the answer, then so be it.
 Also, are there any formulas for determining how much water overflows through a 3/4" pbc pipe? How much gravity driven flow through a 2" pipe?
Many thanks. ------------- In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth ... then He let it cycle. Have you read my http://www.jaredwood.com/observations.htm#dinosaur" rel="nofollow - dinosaur theory yet? |
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Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: December 06 2010 at 5:08pm
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I'm no expert but what I've learned here is for your sump you shouldn't have too much flow. about what your skimmer can handle. get the rest of your flow in the display. ------------- 40 gal w/ 20 sump |
Posted By: smacky
Date Posted: December 06 2010 at 5:20pm
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There are links on this page that have that information. http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37247 - http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=37247 |
Posted By: Jared Wood
Date Posted: December 07 2010 at 11:03am
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Thanks Smacky,
Exactly what I needed.
Summary:
3/4" pipe with gravity flow is about 11 gpm or 660 gph
1.5" pipe with gravity flow is about 35 gpm or 2,100 gph
more can be found at this link http://flexpvc.com/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml - http://flexpvc.com/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml ------------- In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth ... then He let it cycle. Have you read my http://www.jaredwood.com/observations.htm#dinosaur" rel="nofollow - dinosaur theory yet? |
Posted By: Jake Pehrson
Date Posted: December 08 2010 at 12:38pm
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Keep in mind that depending on how much air you will be pushing down your gravity feed pipe will greatly effect how much flow you will get. ------------- Jake Pehrson Murray http://coralplanet.com" rel="nofollow - coralplanet.com http://utahbeeranch.com" rel="nofollow - :) |