I'm planning to build a diy overflow following this video here for my 150 gallon tank.
What size of pvc pipe should i use for the drain and return? Also do you have any recommended design that would be better than the one in this video?
i'm probably going to do 5x for the turn over rate with the 1.5" pipe. So you are saying that i would need a pump that would be rate for at least 1,344 gph? Also do you have any recommendations for submersible pumps?Not really you should figure out you turn over rate you are looking to achieve with the species you plan on keeping before buying a pump. D dat_tiger these numbers plus 60%
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Why is that? Just inaccurate published data by the manufacturer or something else that idk?Keep in mind if you have a 100 gal tank, a 1000 gph pump does not circulate the water ten times an hour. It only moves apx 600 gph through the pump. And I'm not referring to head loss. It takes about 4 hours to have circulated all of the water.
It moves X amount of water per hour, but it does not turn the entire volume of the tank in that time. Every time it moves the volume of the tank, it is also being diluted by the water that is in the tank. I have a book that gives the actual formula for determining how it works.Why is that? Just inaccurate published data by the manufacturer or something else that idk?
Thanks