Toddo;3467927; said:
Lol....no risk no gain!
Zennzzo, yes this is going to gravity feed my scrubber. Its going to be a native fresh tank. I have a Quiet One 3000 pump that will be submersed in the scrubber bin which is rated at 780 gph (no head height). I calculated about 500-600 gph is needed for my screen which is 12x10. I will also have an XP3 canister running and a pair of Maxi Jet 1200 powerheads to keep water moving if needed.
Heres pics of my scrubber design which is still in the prototype stage (almost there)...
Interesting...
I like the concept of using gravity overflow, w/Power return. It makes the Scrubber "wet/dry reliable" and maintains some of the algae wet, in case of a power outage. Nice.
When you scrape the screen and do the cleaning of the pump, be sure to take the impeller cover, on the QuietOne 3000, off, perfectly square.
I have and use QuietOnes personally, and the only problem I ever had was a broken ceramic shaft, and it broke because I didn't get the cover off square.
The bushings on either end of the shaft are also ceramic, and have a long overlap on the shaft. It's great for long wear but it requires you to remove the cover perfectly square for longer than you'd expect, to clear the bearings. Once the tabs of the cover, clear the case, you can start pulling it off, but the o-ring will be holding it back, pull slowly, steady, and straight off. Once you know what to look out for, it really isn't a problem.
Beings the pump will be placed in the sump of the scrubber, I'm sure it will start growing green algae as fast as the screen, so it will loose efficiency and the GPH curve will go down. Nothing regular cleaning won't take care of...
Other than that, I cannot fault this pump. Great choice.
Not sure if you seen the post in the Scrubber thread, but somebody came up with using a regular holesaw, by hand, in a circular motion, to rough up the screen. The OP said it takes a while, but the results are the best yet for giving the algae a place to stick and grow on...
Also, are you using silicone to seal the bulbs to the sockets, the switches and wires on those clip-on light sockets?. Alot of splashing in that area, hate to see you kick the GFI off
Nice setup, I am interested in how well you get the filtration balanced...
