fishnfst
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Ok I got lots of info here.. This is what I came up with... Big thanks to Mr. Ugly, VaporMD and AcGreen for answering my questions.. Thanks to Sparkss for the pump and my new display tank..
Main Display Tank is an unknown 55g glass tank with 2-1" bulkhead drains.. Sump is an old truvu 36"x24"x16"tall.. The return pump I first tested is a mag 3. The reservoir for the surge is an 18H with a single 2" bulkhead for the surge and a secondary 1" overflow drain.. I piped an extra vent like the one from the aquarium in Hawaii..
Here are some pics from the leak test and initial shakedown of the setup... The volume of water is about 9-10g.. The rush of water is quite impressive.. I have to play around with the pump size a little.. It takes about 3 minutes to fill right now.. I'd like to cut down the fill time in half.. It takes just over a minute for the tank to drain back down.. The surge takes the tank up to about .75" from the lip of the wood trim.. About 1" from overflowing.. I should have tried it with the strainers in place.. I'm sure they are going to slow down the drains quite a bit..
Should I reduce the size of the drain before it hits the tank? Maybe to 1.5" or 1".. It should increase the velocity of the surge action while extending its duration...
Any other suggestions would be much appreciated... So far I'm pretty happy with how it works..
Enough bull here are the pics You didn't think I was going to test it in my house did you
Main Display Tank is an unknown 55g glass tank with 2-1" bulkhead drains.. Sump is an old truvu 36"x24"x16"tall.. The return pump I first tested is a mag 3. The reservoir for the surge is an 18H with a single 2" bulkhead for the surge and a secondary 1" overflow drain.. I piped an extra vent like the one from the aquarium in Hawaii..
Here are some pics from the leak test and initial shakedown of the setup... The volume of water is about 9-10g.. The rush of water is quite impressive.. I have to play around with the pump size a little.. It takes about 3 minutes to fill right now.. I'd like to cut down the fill time in half.. It takes just over a minute for the tank to drain back down.. The surge takes the tank up to about .75" from the lip of the wood trim.. About 1" from overflowing.. I should have tried it with the strainers in place.. I'm sure they are going to slow down the drains quite a bit..
Should I reduce the size of the drain before it hits the tank? Maybe to 1.5" or 1".. It should increase the velocity of the surge action while extending its duration...
Any other suggestions would be much appreciated... So far I'm pretty happy with how it works..
Enough bull here are the pics You didn't think I was going to test it in my house did you