I’m looking for some guidance on gph for a manifold I want to build. my hope is to have three outlets:
1. UV sterilizer at 600 gph max
2. Biopellet reactor at about 250-300 gph and maybe a carbon reactor after it
3. Line to a refugium at no more than 500gph but I’ll throttle it as needed once it’s in place. It could also become a frag area
my plan is to have this pump separate from my return. I’m thinking the pump goes in the first chamber after the filter roller. The UV is only occasional use, as needed, but I’d like to have it plumbed in since the last time I ran it the area looked liked a bomb went off. The biopellets always run and I’ve taken to running carbon regular as well. The external refugium would probably be minimal flow
is it as simple as adding up the max gph everything could use and add a little buffer? In the above example the total call is for 1400 gph so maybe a pump rated for 1600? If I run carbon after the pellets does that add to the flow requirement? If I get that 1600 gph but only use 800 regularly what happens to the excess capacity? are there other considerations I haven’t thought of?
any help is greatly appreciated.
1. UV sterilizer at 600 gph max
2. Biopellet reactor at about 250-300 gph and maybe a carbon reactor after it
3. Line to a refugium at no more than 500gph but I’ll throttle it as needed once it’s in place. It could also become a frag area
my plan is to have this pump separate from my return. I’m thinking the pump goes in the first chamber after the filter roller. The UV is only occasional use, as needed, but I’d like to have it plumbed in since the last time I ran it the area looked liked a bomb went off. The biopellets always run and I’ve taken to running carbon regular as well. The external refugium would probably be minimal flow
is it as simple as adding up the max gph everything could use and add a little buffer? In the above example the total call is for 1400 gph so maybe a pump rated for 1600? If I run carbon after the pellets does that add to the flow requirement? If I get that 1600 gph but only use 800 regularly what happens to the excess capacity? are there other considerations I haven’t thought of?
any help is greatly appreciated.