Krish
RF STAFF
Here are some photos of my new closed loop setup again. This is the 3rd time I'm taking a stab at it and I think I got right this time. I added another Quiet One 6000 external pump to my closed loop which gives me 1506 gph per pump and I am running 2 of them...One on either side of the tank. So as it stands, I have the 3012 gph coming from my closed loop (minus head loss and frictional loss) and 950 gph coming from my return (minus head loss and frictional loss) all on a 2 ft long tank! Here are some photos...
If you look at the right side pump, I had to add a few 90's to make it work without re-doing everything. If I were to do it sort of like the other side, I would have had to change the bulkheads because they are "slip" on the inside and it wouldn't leave me enough space to glue new fittings on it had I cut them off and I don't have any more. I can't tell any difference between the sides though which is good. Even from the pics you can tell the flow is similar.
This photo was taken with Y's on the top and the bottom. Since then, I took the Y off of the bottom outputs and I am only running a single lockline output on the bottom of either side and I left the top nozzels as you see it in the pics. The pressure is not bad at all...
If you look to the back of this picture and up to the top, you can see where the 2 external pumps sit on the shelf
And here's a photo of how it looks in place from the right side. I am making a panel that will block this side so you can't see them and also, turn that valve around on that right pump(LOL) I'll get a full tank shot after the water clears up. I lost some rock to lobophora that was growing on a few rocks which I made quick work of with a hammer and chisle. Hopefully I got it all...
If you look at the right side pump, I had to add a few 90's to make it work without re-doing everything. If I were to do it sort of like the other side, I would have had to change the bulkheads because they are "slip" on the inside and it wouldn't leave me enough space to glue new fittings on it had I cut them off and I don't have any more. I can't tell any difference between the sides though which is good. Even from the pics you can tell the flow is similar.
This photo was taken with Y's on the top and the bottom. Since then, I took the Y off of the bottom outputs and I am only running a single lockline output on the bottom of either side and I left the top nozzels as you see it in the pics. The pressure is not bad at all...
If you look to the back of this picture and up to the top, you can see where the 2 external pumps sit on the shelf
And here's a photo of how it looks in place from the right side. I am making a panel that will block this side so you can't see them and also, turn that valve around on that right pump(LOL) I'll get a full tank shot after the water clears up. I lost some rock to lobophora that was growing on a few rocks which I made quick work of with a hammer and chisle. Hopefully I got it all...
and wanted that Maxijet I had sitting in there out so I beefed up the closed loop some
