daytonaconnecti
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ideally what should i look for in sump water flow?mine right is just effortlessly going through the sump,just breaking the water in the middle section
the ideal sump ?
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mfinn
Surgeonfish
Many people consider 3 to 5 times the tank volume something to shoot for.
I use to like to try and get as much flow from a return pump as the overflow could handle.
But I found that this leads to higher evaporation rates, micro bubbles back in the tank and other problems.
Slower flow allows better contact time in refugiums and skimmers.
I use to like to try and get as much flow from a return pump as the overflow could handle.
But I found that this leads to higher evaporation rates, micro bubbles back in the tank and other problems.
Slower flow allows better contact time in refugiums and skimmers.
daytonaconnecti
Well-known member
cool thanks, that bypass i put on the return pump to dump back into the sump, seems to have done the job on the larger pump
mfinn
Surgeonfish
I would consider that a temporary fix, and start watching the used equipment section for a smaller pump that uses less electricity and reduces the clutter of tubes, pipes and wires that we end up under our tanks.
just a thought.
daytonaconnecti
Well-known member
i thought of that, it seems it can be never ending, questI would consider that a temporary fix, and start watching the used equipment section for a smaller pump that uses less electricity and reduces the clutter of tubes, pipes and wires that we end up under our tanks.
just a thought.
