How many people running Triton are near 10x turn over?

[kc350twin]

So I am currently Redoing my sump set up for Triton and struggling to get near 10x turn over. I am currently getting about 5x turnover.

I was wondering if any of you are do 10x turnover?

How crucial is the 10x turn over?

Thanks for the help
Kc3

 

[justingraham]

Following because on the build I'm in the middle of planing in order to get 1800 gph at 18 feet is going to be expensive

 

[d2mini]

Just get as much flow as you can.
It's meant to create an equilibrium of parameters between the sump and the display.
I tried for 10x but I doubt I'm there with all the restriction in my plumbing and I'll never truly know without a flow meter.

 

[gpwdr]

I have a sump in the basement and use two return pumps to the 120 gallon tank up stairs. I use two pumps in case one fails.
So, I bought a rubber hose to put onto one of the return nozzles to check the flow rate. The amount of time it takes to fill one gallon was 3 seconds. There are two return lines so every 3 seconds 2 gallons of water enter the show tank, which equals 1200 gallons per hour, the required 10% flow.

 

[kc350twin]

Great idea on the two pump method. I'm running a power hungry Mag 18 currently and it is sad how much flow loss I have. Seems like such a waste.

 

[gpwdr]

I'm using two abyzz A200. They are extremely expensive but, they make no noise and are very powerful. They are running at 70% and pump up to about 10 feet in hight to the tank.

 

[TylerS]

One thing I've noticed is that a lot of people think they're getting much higher flow than they actually are and I think this is the reason for the 10x recommendation. I'm in the exact same boat as you and decided I'll shoot for 4-5x actual confirmed flow. I'm not actually running a tank yet though. If you know what you're doing with head loss calculations then go for 4-5x, if you don't then I would design it for 10x, and you'll actually get less.

 

[kc350twin]

Yeah I did actual output with a bucket and my actual output line at the tank. I was trying to figure out why my BeanAnimal siphon would not purge the air and discovered this.

 

[kc350twin]

Well after some experimenting and some WAY larger return piping I have been able to achieve ~900gph with my current MAG18 which is about 9X turn over. I am very happy with that and will leave it alone for now.

 

[TylerS]

Good job. I found the same with some calculations. Using the same diameter as my pump outlet has way higher restriction than going with 2" pipe.