hey guys im thinking about building a wet/dry and im just about to start planning it out. Was wondering if I should use spray bars at the bottom of the intake into the sump or just have a drip tray? they both spread the water out as it goes through the media, correct? could anybody clear this up and tell me which one they prefer.
New to DIY wet/dry
- Thread starter juneblood3
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Not an, either-or..
Use them both.
For good dispersion of the un-filtered water over your mechanical media, a “spray bar” is an easy way to do this.
A drip plate will help get a good, even flow of the clean, filtered water over your bio media.
Use them both.
For good dispersion of the un-filtered water over your mechanical media, a “spray bar” is an easy way to do this.
A drip plate will help get a good, even flow of the clean, filtered water over your bio media.
I would think that either one would work. Cost wise spray bar would beat out the drip plate.
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Well I learned something today. Disregard my previous statement.
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Well I learned something today. Disregard my previous statement.
I would think the drip plate would disperse the water better in a wet/dry. I drip plate can cover several square feet if needed where a spray bar is limited to the length of the bar and a few inches of spray. I would also think a spray bar would be more likely to clog from unfiltered water. A prefilter would almost be a must in either application.
Both Make your drip tray with filter padding on ttop of drip tray. Then run whatever size pvc you plan on using usually 1- 1 1/4" make a spraybar over the drip tray drill a bunch of 1/4" holes in the spraybar. This will disperse water better also your filter pad wont just get clogged up in one central spot
Alright thanks guys. Exactly what I wanted to hear. Once I get this whole project going be prepared for some more questions from a Noob. 