starting to plan my 2500 gal.

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That would be cool to see how you made your filter. I am still just gathering ideas. I am going to shop around and see if I can't find that same pool so that I don't incurr the shipping costs associated with it. The shipping costs is more than the pool itself. I am thinking of getting some barrels to make the filters out of. I still need to do some research. Does your filter work fine? Ever have any spikes in your amn. nit. ?
 
necrocanis;837027; said:
That would be cool to see how you made your filter. I am still just gathering ideas. I am going to shop around and see if I can't find that same pool so that I don't incurr the shipping costs associated with it. The shipping costs is more than the pool itself. I am thinking of getting some barrels to make the filters out of. I still need to do some research. Does your filter work fine? Ever have any spikes in your amn. nit. ?
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I'm starting to build the filter for my 2200 and I have a 5100gph pump and a 120 gal sump..... im still a little concerned that a 120gal sump isn't large enough..... 5100gph is 85 gal a min or 1.41 gal a sec so the sump can be drained in 1.2 min...

I'm hoping that turnning the water over 2+ times an hour is enough. I also bought a linear piston air pump and some large air stones to help move even more water.

Anyone else have a large filter system?
 
Thinking about making 2 filters for mine. Both 80 gal rubbermaid tubs. Only thing I am unsure of is the wetdry portion. The pond sits ground level if the filters are the level wouldn't it be hard to get a wet dry suspended high enough above to sump for water to drain into it? I see that you have yours hanging over the pond robotto, just wondering how effective it is like that? Anyway I was thinking 2 80 gal rubbermaids with a 300 gph pump in each, and a 500w heater in each, plus a 30 gal wetdry over top of each. Hard to tell, but when I get home I will make a google sketch up of what I am talking about. How big would the inlet/outlets need to be? Still new to sumps.
 
the only thing in my sump is the mechanical media heaters and the pumps, one pump runs 1200 gph over the wetdry and now the WD is actually partially submerged to help get better biological filtration. I also have mechanical in the top of the wetdry. It works out great actually when the power shuts down the wetdry just drains right into the pond its nice
 
Anyone have any suggestions on the inlet/outlets?
 
I'm concerned about the amount of water you are goint to be moving through your filters...... 600 gph isn't enough...... my 300gal tank has 1500gph.

When you say what size inlet and outlet do you mean how big do they need to be to flow enough water?
 
sorry typo, I meant to say 3000 gph, lol. Trying to do this while I am at work. Yes for the inlet/outlet pipes I mean how big should they be to allow enough water flow. With 2 3000 gph pumps I will be turning the water over 3 times per hour. tnx for all the help guys, can't wait to get home and start getting what I need to make it happen.
 
6000 is a lot better...... 600 LOL

you might want to run only 1 pump like the CWPWFP-75XS it moves 5100gph but it is a true 5100gph. A lot of the pumps won't flow what they are rated so be carefull.

here is a link.....
http://www.jehmco.com/PRODUCTS_/HARDWARE_/Water_Pumps___Powerheads/water_pumps___powerheads.html

it will cost less to run and I can get you a better price on it.

2" pipe will flow 1000gph and if it gets into a siphon it will flow 1200+ but in a siphon it will allow the water level to rise above the pipe a little.
 
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