Hi guys ,
This might be a silly question but can't get my head around it and trying to prepare as much as I can before i start my tank.
I have a aqua one reef 300 ( 300 litres and 90 litre sump) and the drain pipe size is 40 mm ( i believe thats 1 1/2 inch) and a return pipe size of 20 mm (3/4 inch?). Im trying to calculate the drain flow rate and ways to control it. Therefore my question is: Is the flow of the drain pipe controlled by the return pump in a way? Say for example my return pump will be set at 900 litre an hour, therefore the amount falling to the sump cant be greater than 900l/h as my pump is only pumping 900 litres/h to the display tank. Is that the right understanding or am i missing something ?
Sorry if this doesn't make sense trying my best to explain
This might be a silly question but can't get my head around it and trying to prepare as much as I can before i start my tank.
I have a aqua one reef 300 ( 300 litres and 90 litre sump) and the drain pipe size is 40 mm ( i believe thats 1 1/2 inch) and a return pipe size of 20 mm (3/4 inch?). Im trying to calculate the drain flow rate and ways to control it. Therefore my question is: Is the flow of the drain pipe controlled by the return pump in a way? Say for example my return pump will be set at 900 litre an hour, therefore the amount falling to the sump cant be greater than 900l/h as my pump is only pumping 900 litres/h to the display tank. Is that the right understanding or am i missing something ?
Sorry if this doesn't make sense trying my best to explain