Hello Reef2Reef community,
This is my first post so please give feedback/forgive my mistakes! I will be posting a build guide in a couple months but I have started to plan out my 93 gallon cube build. I am a computer engineer so I plan to make this a very technical build but I will document/share everything (if successful) so others can duplicate. Please let me know your thoughts on this design.
Considerations:
Explanation of design:
Check valves at each pump outlet prevents major back siphoning. Check valves off of each Y prevent a stronger pump from cross-feeding the weaker/failed pump's line. Flow sensor will be used to determine proper range required for manifold equipment to function and adjust each DC pump individually to maintain this range. DC pumps will be used in ramp up/down modes to create turbulence in the tank whilst maintaining a proper ratio/flow in the manifold.
Concerns:
This is my first post so please give feedback/forgive my mistakes! I will be posting a build guide in a couple months but I have started to plan out my 93 gallon cube build. I am a computer engineer so I plan to make this a very technical build but I will document/share everything (if successful) so others can duplicate. Please let me know your thoughts on this design.
Considerations:
- Must have redundancy (all equipment must remain functioning with a pump failure/no single point of failure).
- Must have remote monitoring that can identify equipment failures.
- Must strive for energy efficiency (no unnecessary pumps).
Explanation of design:
Check valves at each pump outlet prevents major back siphoning. Check valves off of each Y prevent a stronger pump from cross-feeding the weaker/failed pump's line. Flow sensor will be used to determine proper range required for manifold equipment to function and adjust each DC pump individually to maintain this range. DC pumps will be used in ramp up/down modes to create turbulence in the tank whilst maintaining a proper ratio/flow in the manifold.
Concerns:
- Head pressure/flow to display tank.
- Additional gate valve at start of the manifold may be required depending on final flow requirements of tank and manifold.