View Full Version : Planning my tank flow (Manifold, SCWD and more)


C3.
02-23-2007, 11:44 AM
I'm planning my setup and I need your advice...
My idea is a visually clean tank, so I don't want to put powerheads or pump inside...
That's why i'll be using:
a) Manifold with 10 outputs (5 open - 5 closed) with the Ocean Runner 6500
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/6800/dcfc0001nd6.jpg
The intake will be a 2' hole in the bottom of the tank with this strainer
http://www.aquaticeco.com//images/items/270554_rgb.jpg
I decided to drill the bottom because this way I can hide easily the strainer with LR

b) Return pump with a SCWD and then 2 outputs I'll made them with loc-line so i can move the flow as i need

c) I also wanna have some flow in the bottom of the tank so I'm going to place a 500lts/hr inside the overflow and the output it's going to be the red dot in the image
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8346/acuarioagujerofondoww7.png
(the red dot is the hole for yhe intake of the manifold)

What do you think about my plans??

Astrivian
02-27-2007, 10:49 AM
Wow this is pretty intense. How are you going to place the outputs on the y-axis in the tank? I.e. along the bottom, the top, or vary the height in the tank.

I like the SQWD idea for this. Do you know about what the time between switches will be?

C3.
02-27-2007, 10:59 AM
I don't understand the question about the Y-axis....:sailing:

I think that the SCWD will switch in 5-7 seconds

PreauxPhoto
02-27-2007, 12:16 PM
what size tank is this? it looks good but the ? is how much water volume will you have (tank+sump+fuge=?) you will have to move ALOT of water to get any sort of pressure you might just ahev a trickle out of all those ports.

C3.
02-27-2007, 01:02 PM
the size of the tank is 80x45x50cms
the total volume will be about 250 liters
the ocean runner 6500 moves 6500lts/hr

Astrivian
03-01-2007, 04:28 PM
Oh sorry, by the y-axis thing i meant are the pipes you have in your picture going along the top of the tank, or down on the bottom under the sand or something.

C3.
03-01-2007, 05:56 PM
the pipes are going along the surface of the water.... :)

Astrivian
03-06-2007, 10:36 AM
Oh okay. I guess asking are the pipes at the surface or the bottom would have made much more sense than the y-axis thing. Sorry, that was the nerd in me speaking :p

Are you hooking this up with a closed loop system, or is the water returning from your sump/fuge? Just curious. After looking at this i am thinking of doing a similar idea, but my Mag 24 (2400 gph) return pump is way to much for a SQWD.