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    Thread: TPR placement

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      Quote Originally Posted by Pond,James_Pond View Post
      Something like this?


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      Quote Originally Posted by Pond,James_Pond View Post
      Or like this?
      but SPR's 1&2 would be closer together and TPR's 1&2 would be further back towards the SPR's


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      Quote Originally Posted by moodymike View Post
      Got it, I didnt realise the flow through the 210 was 2640, I was reading the flow on the easy pod was 2640 gph, so I assumed the 210 had to be higher because of the larger size.
      Now from an energy saving aspect, would it make sense to have 2 seperate circuits? One bd to nexus to 1/15 pump to uv to pond via tpr's, running all the time (with a small bypass if needed).
      2nd circuirt, skimmer to a second 1/15 pump, to waterfall, only ran as needed..
      Or do you think its better to get one larger pump to run everything.
      The 1/15 pumps pull 143 watts(3000 gph), the 1/8 pull 233w(3960gph).
      SO if you went with 2 circuits, both pumps were runining, you would burn more energy, but get a lot more flow..
      (will a 3"bulkhead gravity feed skimmer feed 3000gph?)
      It would only be cheaper if I was able to shut the skimmer/waterfall circuit off at night, or when not needed,
      thoughts?
      Both the 210 and the EasyPod use 30l of K1 in the static chamber, that allows them to have the same mechanical fitering ability at the given flow rate. The 210 with it's aerated bio chamber allows it to be put on much biggger ponds with additional fish load.

      I like two pump systems for the fact that they give some redundancy to the system but in your case a single pump system would work well and be less costly to operate. It will also provide you a more than once an hour turnover rate.

      You would have better turnover with two pumps, probably more then necessary unless you were overstocked with fish. You could gravity flow 3k through 3" pipe but where would you be gravity flowing to?
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      Both pumps would be gravity fed, one from bottom drain, one from skimmer. So is this more of what you are talking about?
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      I was thinking something more like this...........

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      For clarification, if the skimmer pump is directly next in line from the skimmer, it would be considered "direct suction". If the skimmer was to go to some form of open pre-filtration before the pump, the skimmer would be considered "gravity flow".

      For example, your BD "gravity flows" to your Nexus, then the pump is "direct suction" from the Nexus.

      Direct suction is not the prefered way to set up a bottom drain circuit and I like how you set yours up.

      With the Savio and its basket along with adding some BactiTwist in the outlet side, "direct suction" is not as big of a problem.


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