i guess ill just forgo using the small pump i have, i ideally want 10x turnover, but that would mean i would need 200,000 gph/3,333.333gpm to succeed at 10x. I have been looking for a pool pump and have been un able to come up with a solution that would attain even close to 200,000 gph. so still looking for a working solution but ideal have a large pump pumping the water back into the tank with the flow moderated in tank but if not im hoping the large filtration medium/space will allow for the reduced gph/gpm needed to clean the water since it will have more time/surface area with the materials.
1900 Gallon Tank Ideas
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i guess ill just forgo using the small pump i have, i ideally want 10x turnover, but that would mean i would need 200,000 gph/3,333.333gpm to succeed at 10x. I have been looking for a pool pump and have been un able to come up with a solution that would attain even close to 200,000 gph. so still looking for a working solution but ideal have a large pump pumping the water back into the tank with the flow moderated in tank but if not im hoping the large filtration medium/space will allow for the reduced gph/gpm needed to clean the water since it will have more time/surface area with the materials.
been looking at a couple industrial size vertical pumps but i dont think theres a way to reduce the pressure since they are rated for 100'+ head and ill be using at most 6' so i think i can get one of the smallest industrial ones and be ok just need to find a way to reduce pressure leaving if not it'll be a riverrapids tank 
ok I now realize WHY these numbers seemed so ridiculously off, i must have been high or something was multiplying for a 20,000g tank. LOL 20,000g is the turn over rate i want to achieve! Looks like i will be running 3 Reeflo Hammerheads, still not fully decided but leaning towards these trying to find a better alternative with around 10,000gph flow rate and get 2 of them, but may got with the 3 reeflo just in case one gives out.
edit been looking into some SFA pump or Tsurumi, both have flows upwards of 10,000gph which is IDEAL and definitely a lot cheaper than the reeflo
edit been looking into some SFA pump or Tsurumi, both have flows upwards of 10,000gph which is IDEAL and definitely a lot cheaper than the reeflo
Here is my thought... Yes the hammerheads are a good idea id go with the gold to save in the long run i love mine. so your sump is going to be what maybe 9" wide with 15000gph moving through it? super loud and what bio media will work at that flow? That's going to be whitewater currents. do a scale model of a 1000gph pump through a 1" wide box and see what happens. just saying between a bedroom and living room you don't want niagara falls. id look into your basement for space to put a filter room. that's how I've seen it done with big reef tanks
I mean i live in FL there is no basement option, but would the overflow system from chamber to chamber allow for enough time for the media to take its course? I also figured i would add a sump type sensor to the pump so it would only pump until its chamber was empty then allow for gravity to take its slow pace or would the pump just run it at a faster rate since its pushing water through the system?
20000 gph is huge. With that much flow every bend in your sump will be under tremendous loads. Imagine rivers that snake back and forth. The outside bank is always eroding because the flow is higher than the inside. I hope you make this sump bullet proof. And how are you going to arrange your pumps?
I have to say I'm starting to get very skeptical about this build. Not to dissuade you but I hope you think this through very carefully before you start building.
I have to say I'm starting to get very skeptical about this build. Not to dissuade you but I hope you think this through very carefully before you start building.
looking to go with a single 10,000gph pump and it will be set up with a tank fill valve so it only empties once its chamber hits a certain level. This should regulate how often the pump is running, and allow for the sump chambers to flow at they're own rate.
Not sure if these are saltwater safe, but if you are looking to run only 1 pump these seem to fit your GPH requirements: http://www.mdminc.com/SequenceTitan.aspx
I don't have any experience running a saltwater setup, but from the reading I have done on Reefcentral most of those guys prefer to run minimal flow through their sump and instead circulate the water in the display tank with powerheads.
Have you done the math on what it's going to cost you to run these large pumps as well as (if you plan to keep tropicals) the cost to heat this much water? What do you pay per KWHr?
I don't have any experience running a saltwater setup, but from the reading I have done on Reefcentral most of those guys prefer to run minimal flow through their sump and instead circulate the water in the display tank with powerheads.
Have you done the math on what it's going to cost you to run these large pumps as well as (if you plan to keep tropicals) the cost to heat this much water? What do you pay per KWHr?
