Sump and Plumbing for my 535. Need help
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Thank you.
Will thesenoumps be able to send the backflush water out through a 150’ of hose to my backyard garden? Or would it be better to get a more powerful pump and dial it back when used to run the filter, and then raise the power when backflushing?
If you run two pumps in your sump and the ultima you’re going to have a big electric bill. You’re talking ~300w running 24/7.
The only person I found using pfs and an ultima runs their intakes 6in off the substrate. You need to make sure you minimize sand in the filter so it doesn’t mess up our pumps. Not sure you need the rtls plus the ultima.
Ultima 2000 will let you push 2,500gph through it while the 1000 is recommended for less. Then there is the bioload. If you plan on putting the filter under the stand you need to consider filter height. A lot of folks using reeflo snapp/dart on the ultima 2000.
The only person I found using pfs and an ultima runs their intakes 6in off the substrate. You need to make sure you minimize sand in the filter so it doesn’t mess up our pumps. Not sure you need the rtls plus the ultima.
Ultima 2000 will let you push 2,500gph through it while the 1000 is recommended for less. Then there is the bioload. If you plan on putting the filter under the stand you need to consider filter height. A lot of folks using reeflo snapp/dart on the ultima 2000.
Are you going with a 1000 model or 2000? That will be a big difference. I would recommend a dart snapper gold model. Then you have the 4300 GPH to backwash and 2000 GPH range to run it valves back. Reeflo pumps use less electricity and last longer valves back. Few other pumps are like that. I wish I had a bit more juice than 4300 GPH for my 2000 models.
You saying the super dart gold isn't enough for your ultima 2000? I just check the reeflo website and it looks like it does 1850gph @10' which is just under the 2,000gph requirement on their website.
Not sure what you mean by this. I think JK47 does something like this where he is running a submersible pump in the tank that is connected to an ultima.
I meant more like you only need so much redundancy. The reason people told you to get 2 pumps for your sump was that if one pump breaks (which they do) you have another as backup to keep the filtration running. If you are running an ultima in addition to a sump, I would just do one pump for the ultima and one pump for the sump. Unless you want to run 3 pumps (2 in sump and 1 for ultima).
Below is a link to an awesome wattage/cost calculator that I have been using to figure out the cost of running my planned 535g tank. Check your utility bill to see what you get charged per watt and then just populate this calculator. I dont want to be spending a ton on monthly utilities so I have used this calculator to help me drive some decisions.
https://www.marinedepot.com/md_educationcenter_calculators_tank_electrical.html
With an optimum flow rate of 2000 gph for the Ultima, I don't think it will be compatible with a 125 gallon sump. You would be best served running the Ultima closed loop. You could get by with using even a submersible pond pump in the sump.
I plan on getting the 2000 model and run that with the sump. I like the idea of the dart snapper gold and will go with that.
Would I plumb the ultima comoletely separately from the sump?
Also, would one of these ultima 2000 filters and a sump running one pump be enough to filter my tank? Such a newb question I know.
