There is headloss with any pump connected to anything.
Your dart, using the closed pump on the RC calculator the 3600seq12, which is actually more of a pressure rated pump than the dart you get this. With 4 vertical feet 1 horizontal, zero of everything else with 1.5 inch plumbing.
Total losses are 5.69 feet of head pressure, or 2.46 PSI. with a flow rate of 2664 GPH. Process took 350 iterations.
Head Loss Calculator developed by Jason Nugent, with pump curve information courtesy of Shane Graber and Reefs.org
Now the Baracuda will handle the pressure a lot better. But the depending on which drum you have in the 8 way and how it is plumbed you can create a lot or a little friction with the 8 way.
So which version are you planning on running?
Also is it a return pump or a closed loop setup? What size of plumbing are you planning on running to the 8 way, and from the 8 way to the tank?
Kim
Your dart, using the closed pump on the RC calculator the 3600seq12, which is actually more of a pressure rated pump than the dart you get this. With 4 vertical feet 1 horizontal, zero of everything else with 1.5 inch plumbing.
Total losses are 5.69 feet of head pressure, or 2.46 PSI. with a flow rate of 2664 GPH. Process took 350 iterations.
Head Loss Calculator developed by Jason Nugent, with pump curve information courtesy of Shane Graber and Reefs.org
Now the Baracuda will handle the pressure a lot better. But the depending on which drum you have in the 8 way and how it is plumbed you can create a lot or a little friction with the 8 way.
So which version are you planning on running?
Also is it a return pump or a closed loop setup? What size of plumbing are you planning on running to the 8 way, and from the 8 way to the tank?
Kim