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lcstorc · 01-04-2007, 01:09 PM

Back to the plumbing though. EVerything is up (except the chiller) and running with one problem that I am hoping you guys can help with.
I have a separate sump and fuge. (see pics early in the thread.) The problem is the flow in the fuge. I said I wanted low flow but what I seem to have is almost no flow. Basically the overflow from the tank goes to a T. One pipe goes to the fuge and the other to the sump. Both have valves so we can adjust how much flow goes in either direction. Then we just have a fitting with a pipe that takes water from the fuge to the return area of the sump. That is where we are having a problem. The flow through that pipe is very very slow. If we open the line into the fuge more than a tiny bit, the fuge fills with water far faster than it exits to the sump. Obviously this would eventually cause the fuge to overflow leading to lots of water on the floor etc.
Does anybody have any ideas on how I can increase the amount of water leaving the fuge?
Sorry if this is vague, this plumbing stuff is really a mystery to me and my husband usually deals with it, but so far he has not come up with anything. There was air in the tube and he added some type of valve for the air to escape which improved it slightly, but still not nearly enough.
I am kind of afraid to add a bunch of pumps and whatnot because I don't want the chance of disaster in a power outage or pump failure.
Does the flow through the fuge matter that much or could I just put a power head in there to have flow within the fuge and leave the slow flow into the return?
All ideas are welcome.
Thanks

01-04-2007, 01:09 PM	#63 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,448 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Lynn and Frank's saltwater adventure. Back to the plumbing though. EVerything is up (except the chiller) and running with one problem that I am hoping you guys can help with. I have a separate sump and fuge. (see pics early in the thread.) The problem is the flow in the fuge. I said I wanted low flow but what I seem to have is almost no flow. Basically the overflow from the tank goes to a T. One pipe goes to the fuge and the other to the sump. Both have valves so we can adjust how much flow goes in either direction. Then we just have a fitting with a pipe that takes water from the fuge to the return area of the sump. That is where we are having a problem. The flow through that pipe is very very slow. If we open the line into the fuge more than a tiny bit, the fuge fills with water far faster than it exits to the sump. Obviously this would eventually cause the fuge to overflow leading to lots of water on the floor etc. Does anybody have any ideas on how I can increase the amount of water leaving the fuge? Sorry if this is vague, this plumbing stuff is really a mystery to me and my husband usually deals with it, but so far he has not come up with anything. There was air in the tube and he added some type of valve for the air to escape which improved it slightly, but still not nearly enough. I am kind of afraid to add a bunch of pumps and whatnot because I don't want the chance of disaster in a power outage or pump failure. Does the flow through the fuge matter that much or could I just put a power head in there to have flow within the fuge and leave the slow flow into the return? All ideas are welcome. Thanks __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.