GHL Flow meters

[CEReefer]

Do you guys have any plan to implement larger flowmeters? Or is there any third-party flowmeters that can be used with the P4? People with tanks above 2-300 gallons (where the average return pump used is around 3000 GPH = 12000 L/h) can't use any of the flow meters you have at the moment (max being 9000l/h).

 

[CEReefer]

@Vinny@GHLUSA

 

[robbyg]

Do you guys have any plan to implement larger flowmeters? Or is there any third-party flowmeters that can be used with the P4? People with tanks above 2-300 gallons (where the average return pump used is around 3000 GPH = 12000 L/h) can't use any of the flow meters you have at the moment (max being 9000l/h).

I would not hold my breath waiting for this. The company that makes them does not offer a larger unit. They would have to find a new supplier.

 

[AZMSGT]

If you can achieve 3000 gph out of any pump I would be impressed. Once the water hits the first elbow it will drop and then the distance will have it drop even more. I don’t think you will be in the 9k range.

the biggest problem is the size of the connectors. They are to small for the sensors.

 

[CEReefer]

Well, an abyzz a400 or a Royal Exclusive RD3 150w easily do more than that. Now the people that drop big money on GHL, are usually the ones that have tanks of a decent size (not that 300g is a massive tank anyway), the rest usually deal with Neptune.

I really hope they will make flow meters of a size more appealing to the people they target with their controllers.

 

[Jaebster]

There is a workaround for those higher flow plumbing. You need to split the plumbing into 2 using a Y or a T, have the flow meter on 1 or the other side and the plumbing then rejoins through a Y or T. For example, 1.5" piping reduces to 2 1" piping and rejoins in to 1.5" piping. The flowmeter would be on one of the 1" pipes. The reading from one meter then in doubled to give to the total flow. It's not ideal and a waste of space but if you really want to know the flow rating, that's the only way to go at this time. If you search here for GHL flowmeter, theres a person that did it with pictures.

 

[CEReefer]

There is a workaround for those higher flow plumbing. You need to split the plumbing into 2 using a Y or a T, have the flow meter on 1 or the other side and the plumbing then rejoins through a Y or T. For example, 1.5" piping reduces to 2 1" piping and rejoins in to 1.5" piping. The flowmeter would be on one of the 1" pipes. The reading from one meter then in doubled to give to the total flow. It's not ideal and a waste of space but if you really want to know the flow rating, that's the only way to go at this time. If you search here for GHL flowmeter, theres a person that did it with pictures.

This is actually a fantastic idea, it is quite useful to know when to do maintenance on a pump!