johnanddawn:
"in your raceway - maybe the idea is to have 2 returns and 2 overflows. one on each end so one pump runs and overflows at the other end, and then you switch pumps and the flow reverses direction to the other end overflow - kinda like a wave over a fringe reef into the lagoon. first all the water is moving to the left and then all the water is moving to the right
hmmm i like like that"
Yes that is optimal like in a lagoon when the water comes in and then later in the day goes out. Mass water movements in opposite directions. I have an idea of how I could apply this concept to two tanks on the same level with large diameter tubes connecting the tanks and prop pumps in the tubes turning on and off. I was never able to come up with a realistic way to make this happen for my style of raceway. If the two overflows were on the same level wouldn't water just overflow over both of them? It seems as if I would have to have prop pumps in there to force flow into certain directions to minimize the overflow into the wrong direction. I would like to make the raceways work without so many pumps... how could I make this work with only 2 sets of return pumps?
"in your raceway - maybe the idea is to have 2 returns and 2 overflows. one on each end so one pump runs and overflows at the other end, and then you switch pumps and the flow reverses direction to the other end overflow - kinda like a wave over a fringe reef into the lagoon. first all the water is moving to the left and then all the water is moving to the right
hmmm i like like that"
Yes that is optimal like in a lagoon when the water comes in and then later in the day goes out. Mass water movements in opposite directions. I have an idea of how I could apply this concept to two tanks on the same level with large diameter tubes connecting the tanks and prop pumps in the tubes turning on and off. I was never able to come up with a realistic way to make this happen for my style of raceway. If the two overflows were on the same level wouldn't water just overflow over both of them? It seems as if I would have to have prop pumps in there to force flow into certain directions to minimize the overflow into the wrong direction. I would like to make the raceways work without so many pumps... how could I make this work with only 2 sets of return pumps?