Hi guys so im going crazy trying to figure out the correct flow for two UV system that i have in a 500 gallon tank … im mostly doing it for parasite control ive been trough velvet like twice and i just had enough quarantine and uv for the future…
So here is my issue my first UV is a Aqua Ultraviolet 80watt .. all was pipe with 1 inch pvc … runing
Jump DC 10K Controllable Return Pump (2642 GPH)
… i have a neptune system with the 1 inch flow sensor wont go pass 560 gph they recommend for sterilization - 1226 GPH… uv is horizontal i run it at max and nothing wont go pass that i even tried cutting the pvc i avoided like 4 elbos straight to the sensor then to the uv and nothing not much of a difference ill post some pictures my head is going crazy i know that 1 inch pipe i should be able to do alot more then that…. When i did a 5 gallon bucket test outside from a different source water tubing 1 inch about 6 feet long i got like 9 seconds if the math is right is about 2250 gph water did not have to go up tho just went down …
I know is not the sensor i tried another sensor and same exact reading …
I even tried with the new pentair UV 150w vertically with anothethe neptune sensor with a pump that does 3170 GPH same thing the max flow that i get is 600gph …. Please help dont know what to do anymore
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So here is my issue my first UV is a Aqua Ultraviolet 80watt .. all was pipe with 1 inch pvc … runing
Jump DC 10K Controllable Return Pump (2642 GPH)
… i have a neptune system with the 1 inch flow sensor wont go pass 560 gph they recommend for sterilization - 1226 GPH… uv is horizontal i run it at max and nothing wont go pass that i even tried cutting the pvc i avoided like 4 elbos straight to the sensor then to the uv and nothing not much of a difference ill post some pictures my head is going crazy i know that 1 inch pipe i should be able to do alot more then that…. When i did a 5 gallon bucket test outside from a different source water tubing 1 inch about 6 feet long i got like 9 seconds if the math is right is about 2250 gph water did not have to go up tho just went down …
I know is not the sensor i tried another sensor and same exact reading …
I even tried with the new pentair UV 150w vertically with anothethe neptune sensor with a pump that does 3170 GPH same thing the max flow that i get is 600gph …. Please help dont know what to do anymore
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