plumbing help!!

[chinatown]

honestly, you're fine with the 1262. It's a beast of a pump. I have the same pump and it runs my dual reactor, tee's off to my fuge and I have to tone it back so the flow isn't crazy in the display.

 

[afernandez]

I heard really good things about this pump. And I heard dosent heat water up as much.

@ Laurie- I don't think I can do anything bigger..anything bigger I would flood lol (I think)

 

[LaurieC]

Gotcha. Wasn't familiar with that pump.
check the info on your chiller then. I just noticed my chiller instructions say it adds 6 ft. of head to the flow from the return so maybe you can run the chiller on the same line

 

[afernandez]

Humm maybe. Maybe I can change my wc tee to the chiller ? Either way i would have this chiller on about 3 maybe 4 months out of the year... Barrie where are you lol

 

[LaurieC]

I think all depends on your space and how annoying you find wc's. I don't mind siphoning out the water bc it gives me a chance to clean the sand and if the wc line isn't refilling the tank then I'm not interested. Now, if wc line refilled the tank, that would be cool rather than dumping pitchers of water into tank or sump. I'm trying to get everything under or in a vented cabinet next to the tank, so no visible tubes, etc. around tank--I definitely don't want a visible line running in and out from behind tank or sump to chiller so I'm going to run my chiller off the return and have it feed back to DT over the overflow and use something like one of those Eshopps things at the end of the line to increase flow in the tank. But I'm not running my TLF off of my return line, I'll have that running off a mini jet 404 in the sump. I think I'm going to run return, chiller and a line to a seperate fuge off of my in sump return pump. Although I haven't bought any plumbing parts yet. btw: www.savko.com for parts if you need

 

[afernandez]

I don't really mind either just wanted to make thing easy. I can alleays hide the lines that's not an issue . Thanks for the site I just need to finalize

 

[Imbarrie]

I was thinking you could run your chiller off a separate pump since it is a seasonal item. The return plumbing you have should be a continual flow system or you would be adjusting everything any time you made a change.

I am thinking about adding my skimmer to mine. But, I feel, the output of the return pump will fluctuate with the evaporation of the return section too much for a skimmer.

 

[LaurieC]

I don't know that a chiller is seasonal in NYC apartments--they blast the heat and I find we often open the windows in the winter. But if you shut off the BV to the chiller, the water would just by pass it. Skimmer is an interesting idea--I don't know how that would work though. It would be so great to just have one pump and be able to run everything off of it

 

[afernandez]

[It would be so great to just have one pump and be able to run everything off of it[/QUOTE]

thats what i wanted to achieve lol

 

[reefoman]

I got this pump for my 93 gal cube and I'm happy so fare...
Very small, you can install this pump in or outside your sump and is only 80W...
Check this out:

http://www.eheim.de/eheim/inhalte/index.jsp?key=liniendetail_28394_ehen

I have only in line chiller 1" in/out on the fit line but flow is enough for my tank.

Regards,
mark




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[Imbarrie]

Nice numbers on that pump.

The only problem with everything on a return pump is maintaining output.
The output of the return pump depends on many things, one of them is the inlet pressure. If the inlet pressure lowers, then the output will lower also.
This will happen as your return section slowly lowers due to evaporation.
This isnt really noticeable in your tank return or in a reactor. But if you hook up a skimmer, it could send the skimmer constantly out of adjustment.

Just something to consider.

 

[reefoman]

What kind of skimmer gonna be used in this project?
if some old school skimmer like deltec make no sense to use pump, gravity feed is better way IMHO...
All dirty water from overflow going directly to the chamber, is good to install tee and extra ball valve lower than tee to make some flow adjustment.

Regards,
mark



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[Imbarrie]

This would work in a small number of setups and sometimes only with the help of a feeder pump in the overflow.

Some reefers also think its possible to overskim a tank. Especially with LPS that can thrive in nutrient rich tanks.

 

[afernandez]

will this work?

fittings

i got most of it done today just have to prime and glue.

 

[masterswimmer]

1/2" overflow is much too small. What are size are you using for your return?
The overflow should ALWAYS be larger diameter than the return.

Russ

 

[afernandez]

Drain is 1"
return is 3/4"

 

[masterswimmer]

will this work?

fittings

These fittings are 1" ?

 

[afernandez]

Yes they look small

 

[masterswimmer]

1" is perfect with a 3/4" return.
The only issue (minor) is the threaded fitting, it will allow air in it if you don't use teflon tape. I prefer slip caps for the overflow, but the threaded will work if done properly.

R

 

[afernandez]

I'm going back to HD later I can change it that's no biggie . Thanks Russ