raymond4133
11/13/2006, 11:35 AM
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc...s=2&Entrances=1
Just curious...I was testing out the head loss calculator here on RC...and well I'am still debating between Two Quiet One 4000 pumps or one MAG 18 pump...Now I prefer to get the two Quiet One pumps but it seems that a lot of people say they are unreliable since they always have problems restarting...Then again the MAG pumps are said to make lots of noise and have heat issues...
Well anyways I put in the feet lengths and elbow numbers etc. into the calculator and I just wanted to clarify how would I determine each of these...
Somehow I think I'am doing this calculator wrong...If I get one Mag 18 pump and split them with T splitter would that be considered two elbows? Then when calculating the horizontal and vertical feet do I multiply the amount of feet of one of my return pumps by two for two returns...
So for example one of my overflows has 4 ft. in vertical height so does that mean for both overflows I will have 8 ft. in vertical height or is still 4 ft.? (THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN)
Just curious...I was testing out the head loss calculator here on RC...and well I'am still debating between Two Quiet One 4000 pumps or one MAG 18 pump...Now I prefer to get the two Quiet One pumps but it seems that a lot of people say they are unreliable since they always have problems restarting...Then again the MAG pumps are said to make lots of noise and have heat issues...
Well anyways I put in the feet lengths and elbow numbers etc. into the calculator and I just wanted to clarify how would I determine each of these...
Somehow I think I'am doing this calculator wrong...If I get one Mag 18 pump and split them with T splitter would that be considered two elbows? Then when calculating the horizontal and vertical feet do I multiply the amount of feet of one of my return pumps by two for two returns...
So for example one of my overflows has 4 ft. in vertical height so does that mean for both overflows I will have 8 ft. in vertical height or is still 4 ft.? (THIS IS MY MAIN CONCERN)