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Old 12/15/2007, 04:44 PM
charlie h charlie h is offline
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aquarium formuars

Just wondering if there was any type of formular for the amount a pump decreses in power with the distance it has to travelle in a horozontal direction. I realise if it was vertical then i would would decrese dramiticly with distance but horozontaly i wasn't sure......
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Old 12/15/2007, 06:15 PM
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Ok if no one no's of a formular dose any one no if it will decrease pushing water say 13 ft horozontaly and then 2 ft up....
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Old 12/15/2007, 06:18 PM
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Yes. The further away will create head loss. And then 90% elbows factor into it.
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Old 12/15/2007, 06:20 PM
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The only loss horizontally is friction loss. You can use this calculator to figure that out if you need to.

For our use, it's nothing to even worry about.
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Old 12/15/2007, 06:29 PM
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tried the caculater but don't understand 100% say's i have a psi loss of 4.016 from an ocean runeer 6500.
The reason i ask is that just thought of puting sump out side, would help with noise from pumps and also help keep tank cool.
Didn't really think it would be visable but no harm in asking people opions.....
Dose any else have ther sumps along way from ther tanks.
 


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