System Design Questionâ€¦

WannabeAquarist · 03/04/2007, 10:36 AM

After reading these forums and other sources, I havenâ€™t really seen a consensus on what is an optimal range for flow rate when designing a system. Iâ€™m not asking about flow rate that is caused by additional wave making or closed loop in the display. Iâ€™m only concerned about selecting a flow rate to correctly calculate the total dynamic head so a proper pump can be selected. Can anyone shed a bit of experience here?

vegaskid11 · 03/04/2007, 11:04 AM

For my filtration I generally will try and reach 10 times tank volume turnover per hour. My 300 gallon tank will ideally flow through my sump at 3000 gallons per hour. I use a 5000 gph pump for my main return and I have it split to my frag tank. Total flow my tank is about 50 x tank volume.

03/04/2007, 10:36 AM	#1
WannabeAquarist Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 10	System Design Questionâ€¦ After reading these forums and other sources, I havenâ€™t really seen a consensus on what is an optimal range for flow rate when designing a system. Iâ€™m not asking about flow rate that is caused by additional wave making or closed loop in the display. Iâ€™m only concerned about selecting a flow rate to correctly calculate the total dynamic head so a proper pump can be selected. Can anyone shed a bit of experience here?

03/04/2007, 11:04 AM	#2
vegaskid11 vegasreefers.com Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 742	For my filtration I generally will try and reach 10 times tank volume turnover per hour. My 300 gallon tank will ideally flow through my sump at 3000 gallons per hour. I use a 5000 gph pump for my main return and I have it split to my frag tank. Total flow my tank is about 50 x tank volume.