I did the head pressure calculation of of my eheim 1250, pumping to my fuge, problem is only goes to 3/4 inch line, mine is 1/2. Well anyway says at 3/4 line, head pressure is 178gph through fuge. Is that enought flow. Keep in mind this refugium is on a stand pumping from sump draining back to sump. Refugium stand is the same height of my tank stand.
Flow??
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rigleautomotive
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what is the volume of the system
JeffersonReef
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Depending on what the purpose of your fuge is, you would likely want lower flow... certainly lower than what goes through your sump. That being said, 178gph is REALLY REALLY slow... unless your fuge is 5 gallons. I would shoot for AT LEAST 5x turnover per hour if you are going for nutrient export. IMHO, of course.
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Aquarist007
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I'd put a t fitting on the sump line and a stop valve on the fuge side so you can divert a smaller amt to the fuge and the rest will just flow into the sump.
Capn-H
Capn-H
54 gal corner bow front running rio 2100 about 350gph, and I can't do what above has suggested, my drain from tank drains to modified wet/dry sump or drip plate, plate also has another drilled bulkhead where my skimmer overflow did go, now skimmer is hanging on fuge. I have external pump just sitting outside of sump pumping to fuge which line into fuge is 3'5" high, my drain from fuge is higher then sump so drains back into sump where skimmer overflow line was on drip plate
rigleautomotive
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that should be fine for flow thru a refugium.you may not get maxium nutrient export,but it will certainly help, and supply some fauna to the display also
