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>From: "Lorraine" <overall077 at lycos.com>
>Reply-To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>To: <r_m_l at yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: RE: [RML] Fish rooms, pump sizing, flow thru system
>Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 10:39:26 -0600
>
>I have just been through the process of building a fishroom with 5 separate
>central filters.
>
>I have some articles on my web site about the whole process from drilling
>the tanks on.
>
>As far as pump goes, you need to decide how much water you want to flow
>through each tank per hour, then you need to find a pump that will pump
>that volume at whatever the maximum height is on your racks.
>
>The water has to be pumped up to the top first then feed to the tanks on
>the
>way down.
>
>In the links section of my web site there is a link for Jehmco.com, they
>are
>a really wonderful aquarium supplier and tremendously helpful on the phone.
>
>
>
>Lorraine
>
>In sunny Colorado.
>
>http://lorraines-killies.com
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>
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>From: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com [r_m_l at yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
>finsen at optusnet.com.au
>Sent: Sunday, June 26, 2005 6:11 AM
>To: r_m_l at yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [RML] Fish rooms, pump sizing, flow thru system
>
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>
>
>I am interested in drilling my aquariums and installing plumbing for either
>a flow through system with automatic water changing, or a single room
>filter. I was wondering if any RMLers have any experience they can share
>with me.
>
>
>
>Basically I have two fish rooms. One is a breeding room with bare tanks,
>the second leading off from the breeding room is a plant room with lighting
>and (logically) plants. The reasoning for the separation is due to snails
>in my planted tanks.
>
>
>
>My main questions are:
>
>How do you size a pump for the fish room combined filter? I am finding
>rather conflicting information out there about how to effectively size
>water
>head to determine pump size.
>
>What problems have people encountered?
>
>Is there an advantage to submersible over non-submersible?
>
>Is a common filtration system better/worse/same as having a flow through?
>
>
>
>I have found a couple of sites that have given me inspiration, here is one,
>www.anglesonly.com, look under breeding room. Also a neat automatic water
>changing system can be found at
>http://cichlid-forum.com/aricles/diy_auto_water_changes.php
>
>
>
>At the end of the day I ultimately would like a system that does away with
>the drudgery of water changes, hence the interest in a flow through system.
>But at the same time, if one is going to engage in the plumbing exercise
>for
>this, one may as well investigate a combined filtration system.
>
>
>
>Given the recent amount of info about carbon and chloramine (here in
>Brisbane/Ipswich our water is chloraminated), a system with inline carbon
>filters could be a possibility??
>
>
>
>Anyway, if anybody has any suggestions and/or comments and (importantly)
>pit-falls to avoid, I would be most appreciative of any advice.
>
>
>
>Regards
>
>Graeme
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