Could you answer a plumbing question about my new A200 Abyzz pump?
The pump will be in the basement and will pump about 12 feet upstairs to the aquarium, with a 3/4” Loc-Line modular hose for the aquarium nozzle.
The pump will have a 2” PVC inlet pipe.
What would be the most effecient size PVC discharge pipe, taking into consideration of future carbonate encrustation on the inside of the pipe?
Right now I have a 1.5” PVC discharge pipe going all the way up to the 3/4” Loc-Line tank inlet.
Should I reduce the discharge pipe to a 1” PVC pipe all the way up to the 3/4” Loc-Line inlet?
Would the 1” PVC discharge pipe reduce residual pressure on the pump?
I cannot change the tank inlet size. The overflow has three 2” pipes down to the basement sump, I use the Bean Animal over flow method.
http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx
Gene
The pump will be in the basement and will pump about 12 feet upstairs to the aquarium, with a 3/4” Loc-Line modular hose for the aquarium nozzle.
The pump will have a 2” PVC inlet pipe.
What would be the most effecient size PVC discharge pipe, taking into consideration of future carbonate encrustation on the inside of the pipe?
Right now I have a 1.5” PVC discharge pipe going all the way up to the 3/4” Loc-Line tank inlet.
Should I reduce the discharge pipe to a 1” PVC pipe all the way up to the 3/4” Loc-Line inlet?
Would the 1” PVC discharge pipe reduce residual pressure on the pump?
I cannot change the tank inlet size. The overflow has three 2” pipes down to the basement sump, I use the Bean Animal over flow method.
http://www.beananimal.com/projects/silent-and-fail-safe-aquarium-overflow-system.aspx
Gene