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01/28/2016, 08:05 PM | #8901 |
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What size drains would I need for 800 to 1000 gals a hour?
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01/29/2016, 05:39 AM | #8902 |
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I am setting up a Bean Animal in an external overflow box. My question is - do I need to glue my stand pipes into the slip bulkheads or can I just insert them without gluing?
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01/29/2016, 09:01 AM | #8904 |
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One inch will work.
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01/29/2016, 09:40 AM | #8905 |
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Does the secondary drain (air line one) have to be placed higher higher than the main siphon drain?
In the original design, it doesn't appear that is the case, but I've seen that most new implementations are using this approach.
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01/31/2016, 09:29 AM | #8906 |
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Hi, I have a question on the siphon line. Should I have any concerns about starting the a siphon with vinyl tubing? My sump is setup for vinyl tubing to attach to the sump. So will vinyl tubing start a siphon as easily as PVC? Thanks.
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01/31/2016, 11:36 AM | #8907 |
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Is there any reason or difference in using 2x 90s vs a T fitting attached to a 90 for the overflow intakes?
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Ok, so I have read a fair amount of this thread, but the more I read the more confused I get and frustrated. I have tried looking at other flow calculators and can't understand them either. Basically I want to know if my pump (Jecod dcs 9000) will create a full siphon using 1 1/4" (32mm) pipework and bulkheads at a head height of approx 5ft. It should flow about 6200L/h (1630gph) at this height.
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any issues with having a fully opened ball valve at the start (near the top) of the full siphon drain? I am about to move my gate valve down lower, but would like to have a ball valve up there for the infrequent maintenance I may or may not do on it (i.e. just for the hell of it).
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Can someone show me a picture of a bean animal system that enters from the bottom of an external overflow instead of the back like the original setup on this thread? I'm trying to get a parts list of what I'll need to make this for my new tank.
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02/02/2016, 07:40 PM | #8911 |
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Scroll back in this thread a few pages and you're bound to find one. There are literally hundreds of pictures of that type of setup in this thread. I'm assuming that you are talking about one like the ghost or synergy reef or exotic marine systems
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I don't know why that would be a problem.
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The theoretical flow for a full siphon through 1.25" PVC pipe is approximately 5000 gph, well in excess of the DCS 9000's capacity, so you should be fine.
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02/02/2016, 10:35 PM | #8915 | |
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Another potential drawback of vinyl tubing is that it allows algae to grow. I'm still not clear why you need the vinyl tubing over PVC. I would probably run PVC down to the sump and connect with a short piece of vinyl if It was required.
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I am going with the (2) 90* elbow route and wanted to know is there a minimum height these should be so that the downturned elbow will be a minimum distance from the bottom of my external overflow bottom?
Also are each of the drains different heights?
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Looking for a second opinion here.
Tank is gonna 375 gallons. Im looking for 6-7x flow through the sump which is 2,250-2,625gph. I was planning on (3) 1.5" bulkheads to handle that flow. Now I'm second guessing myself and wondering if I should go with a bigger diameter bulkhead (1.75" maybe). What do you think? Note: Im planning on using a Ecotech Vectra L1 (3100gph max) with 1.5" returns. |
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Yes, that's what I am asking about. I have 1.5" drains and will run a Vectra L1 and would like to not limit myself flow wise. I have a cover for my overflow though and would still like to use it so I need my plumbing to not stick up that high. One more question: how much higher does the open channel need to be from the full siphon drain?
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YAY I'm on page 57, only 300 more to go lol.
I'm setting up my first ever aquarium, and I thought to myself go big or go home, so I picked up a AGA 125 gallon, and a used 55 gallon that I'm going to use as a sump. I'm all in at this point lol. My plan is to run a freshwater setup for a few years and then make a switch to saltwater. My question is how big of a bulkhead/pvp pipe do I need to run? I don't have a pump yet, but from what I have read with saltwater you need a good turn over rate. With that being said, what size of bulkheads do I need to drill for? 1" or 1 1/2" or 2" I only want to have to do this once and be done with. I know Bean used 1" bulkheads, but will that still work for what I'm trying to do or should I go bigger? Thanks for everyone help. |
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For that much flow, I'd leave 1~1.5" below the pipe inlet. No calculations to back that up; just a gut feeling.
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There are two drawbacks of using larger bulkheads that I can think of. First, the larger holes they require, which in turn weaken the tank more and require larger clearances from the tank edge and each other. Second, I've read some reports of larger bulkheads not purging air properly on the siphon channel if the flow rate is not high enough. I don't know specifically what flow rate is required to purge a 1.5" bulkhead, but it is a potential issue.
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