I'm not sure how to exactly tell the turn over rate on my large tank. I have a 180G with 1 FX5 and a 30 gal sump, unfortunately the only info. on pump is "UL Model 7". Anyone hear of this Pump? It was used when I got it with the tank.
Turn over rate question??
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I do not have a pict. I will take it out of sump tonite and look again. It's black, steel housing, about 5" x 5", it will drain my 30gaL SUMP in a minute , when the overflow is disconnected.dawnmarie;4018177; said:
Here's a thought, disconnect the overflow get a 5 gallon bucket ( make sure you actually measure 5 gallons and mark the bucket), turn on the pump and measure how many seconds it takes to fill 5 gallons. Devide that number into 3600 and multiply by 5 to get GPH.
This will give you a 0 head flow number and will help answer your original question.
This will give you a 0 head flow number and will help answer your original question.
dawnmarie;4018264; said:
It took 45 seconds, give or take a few. That was the sump. I'm also running a FX5
I'm tempted to ask if you did the math, but, 3600 devided by 45 = 80, times 5 = 400 GPH @ 0' head (give or take the number of seconds your original calculation may vary by) . What is the vertical distance between the outlet of the pump and the return outlet in the tank ? This will give us an idea of how much less the actual number will be.
We'll deal with the FX5 separately(that's the easy part).
We'll deal with the FX5 separately(that's the easy part).
