I know it isn't the ideal setup but its what I am working with at the moment. I am using a Vectra S2 pump to move water through my UV sterilizer. The pump draws water out of the second chamber of the sump and water exits the UV into the fourth chamber (where my return pumps are located). My carbon/GFO reactor draws water from the third chamber of the sump and water exits the reactor into the fourth chamber.
I am moving approximately 1200 GPH through the sump. The Vectra S2 (UV pump) is moving approximately 650GPH. Basically, 650 GPH is bypassing the carbon/GFO reactor. I feel this may be reducing the effectiveness of the the carbon/GFO. I still have 600+ GPH flowing through the third chamber of the sump, where the reactor pump is located.
Here is my question. Would there be a benefit to reducing the flow of the UV pump by half during the day when the algae and bacteria are attached to the rockwork and sand and return it to the 650 GPH in the evening while the algae and bacteria are free floating? Would reducing the flow of the UV allow more/better contact through the reactors??
I am moving approximately 1200 GPH through the sump. The Vectra S2 (UV pump) is moving approximately 650GPH. Basically, 650 GPH is bypassing the carbon/GFO reactor. I feel this may be reducing the effectiveness of the the carbon/GFO. I still have 600+ GPH flowing through the third chamber of the sump, where the reactor pump is located.
Here is my question. Would there be a benefit to reducing the flow of the UV pump by half during the day when the algae and bacteria are attached to the rockwork and sand and return it to the 650 GPH in the evening while the algae and bacteria are free floating? Would reducing the flow of the UV allow more/better contact through the reactors??