Jan 03, 2014
Mike Spizzirri
wrote
I purchased the BR-20T last year and had the feed flow coming off one of my circulation pumps. I read somewhere that the feed flow should be around 5000 gal/hr (and now realize that was a mistake - liters vs. gallons). I purchased a Reeflo Gold HammerHead/Barracuda hybrid pump and re-plumbed my reactor with that as the feed pump. After turning it on I realized it was too much flow - the pellets were all pushed to the screen and some grinding particles actually seized the Waterblaster pump. I stopped down the flow with a valve. While cleaning out the WB pump I noticed that the spinning motion and floating pellets seem appropriate just with the feedpump.
So I guess my question is, should I re-plumb the feed pump (again) to bypass the excess flow and turn my WB pump back on or just operate the unit with the feedpump as is.
So I guess my question is, should I re-plumb the feed pump (again) to bypass the excess flow and turn my WB pump back on or just operate the unit with the feedpump as is.
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Jan 03, 2014
Carlos
agent
wrote
If you are getting the correct flow into the reactor, then you can definitely leave it plumbed the way it is. But, when you plumb everything with a single pump source, you have to consider the fact that if the single pump goes out, it means it will stop feeding the entire system. Having the reactor and skimmer running on different pumps, while uses more space and electricity, it does create a certain level of redundancy.
Regards,
Carlos Chacon
CoralVue
Regards,
Carlos Chacon
CoralVue
Jan 03, 2014
Mike Spizzirri
wrote
Actually that is why I bought the extra Reeflo pump. It is dedicated just to the reactor. I separated it from the other circulation pump (a second hammerhead).