Im trying to figure out how I'm going to control the flow in my tank. My tank is drilled like the pic below. Of the four holes in the center the bottom two are drains for the closed loop and the top two are the returns. Now. I'm going to have 750 gph going through each one of those 3/4in holes. 12.5 gallons a minute. The problem is I cannot decide how I want to control this flow. A lot of Lockline is out, as it is too expensive for me @ $5.00 per fitting. Pvc is where its at. Ill be using a SCWD also.
I plan to have two rock piles on either side of center going almost all the way to the top forming a V shape in the center of the tank, there will be a bridge of rock going from side to side about 1/2 way up the tank.
I thought about using two broad flow nozzles directly on the bulkheads, one aimed at either side. I thought about making two spray bars that come from the bulkheads at a 45* angle towards the front corners, with slits in the bottom aimed at the rock work. I thought about making a spray bar that comes out and goes along the back glass and using tees to make 3 nozzles on either side, one aimed directly at the front glass, one aimed at the rock work, and one at the bottom
What would you do?
I give you option number 1. A tri-nozzle unit duplicated on either side of the tank with one nozzle aimed at the front glass, one 45* down at the rocks, and one 90* down at the bottom behind the rocks. This will give me 4.1 gallons of flow per min through each nozzle if all things were equal, and should create quite the turbulence in the tank.
Nozzle option number 2...pretty self explanatory
Nozzle option number 3 is simply a pvc pipe with slits in the bottom that will direct the flow toward the rock.
I plan to have two rock piles on either side of center going almost all the way to the top forming a V shape in the center of the tank, there will be a bridge of rock going from side to side about 1/2 way up the tank.
I thought about using two broad flow nozzles directly on the bulkheads, one aimed at either side. I thought about making two spray bars that come from the bulkheads at a 45* angle towards the front corners, with slits in the bottom aimed at the rock work. I thought about making a spray bar that comes out and goes along the back glass and using tees to make 3 nozzles on either side, one aimed directly at the front glass, one aimed at the rock work, and one at the bottom
What would you do?
I give you option number 1. A tri-nozzle unit duplicated on either side of the tank with one nozzle aimed at the front glass, one 45* down at the rocks, and one 90* down at the bottom behind the rocks. This will give me 4.1 gallons of flow per min through each nozzle if all things were equal, and should create quite the turbulence in the tank.
Nozzle option number 2...pretty self explanatory
Nozzle option number 3 is simply a pvc pipe with slits in the bottom that will direct the flow toward the rock.
