Fishbulb2
11/05/2006, 04:10 PM
Hey guys,
Planning on redoing my plumbing. Shooting for about 3-5X turnover through my sump and would like about 10-20X turnover in the tank. This is what i've come up with to incorporate the same pump for a closed loop (sorta) and my return pump.
Can anyone see something wrong with this? I basically have one outlet for the mag pump that will go to the scwd. Then there are two intakes, one that is fed from the closed loop drain and the other is just straight from the sump. This way I can use a larger than recommended sump pump but adjust how much water goes through the sump and how much comes through the closed loop directly to the pump and bypassing the skimmer, fuge, ect. The valve will control the ratio between the two. With the valve closed, all the circulation is through the sump. With the valve open, I suspect a lot of the water will flow directly to the pump. I suspect in the case of a power outage, anti siphon holes will prevent the tank from draining into the sump. Then when the power turns back on, the pump will draw from the sump and suck the air out of the closed loop intake.
Will this work?
FB
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/120725pump.jpg
Planning on redoing my plumbing. Shooting for about 3-5X turnover through my sump and would like about 10-20X turnover in the tank. This is what i've come up with to incorporate the same pump for a closed loop (sorta) and my return pump.
Can anyone see something wrong with this? I basically have one outlet for the mag pump that will go to the scwd. Then there are two intakes, one that is fed from the closed loop drain and the other is just straight from the sump. This way I can use a larger than recommended sump pump but adjust how much water goes through the sump and how much comes through the closed loop directly to the pump and bypassing the skimmer, fuge, ect. The valve will control the ratio between the two. With the valve closed, all the circulation is through the sump. With the valve open, I suspect a lot of the water will flow directly to the pump. I suspect in the case of a power outage, anti siphon holes will prevent the tank from draining into the sump. Then when the power turns back on, the pump will draw from the sump and suck the air out of the closed loop intake.
Will this work?
FB
http://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/120725pump.jpg