Manifold water feed question

[riche]

If setting up a manifold to run a uv and a reactor I read it’s best to have the the water that has been ran thru the uv to go right back into the tank

So my tank has a return on each side of the tank, so would it be wise to tap into the return closest to the uv?

Also since I will be running a separate pump for the manifold, where should I be pulling the water from? The skimmer section, fuge or the area where the other return pump is?

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Debated topic , so ideally they say it’s best to plumb it from sump back to display that way most of the water is treated however issue is flow rates/head pressure requirements on your return may exceed the recommended flow for the UV

I run mine off a manifold separate pump in return section feeding manifold and the water exiting uv is dumping opposite side of sump
-Does it work,yup
-Is water being doubled treated over and over before getting back to the display, probably
-Is it efficient, probably not

 

[riche]

Question for you, in my sump fuge area I was wondering if I put a pump in that section to feed my uv and reactor will that work? I could put mesh around the pump so it won’t suck up anything that I put in the fuge

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

You could but why not keep your pumps in the return section and a nice manifold feeding your needs and potential future needs

 

[riche]

Ideally that would be my first choice but the return section won’t allow me to put 2 pumps in there

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

How about one larger GPH pump to feed all?

I don’t know any of your tanks specs or what it even looks like maybe post some photos

 

[JayM]

Mine pulls from the drain side of the sump and empties straight into the return chamber.

 

[Bartanto]

Sounds like you have a space issue. The way I run mine is two pumps in return chamber, one pushes to UV and output plumbing splits to feed left and right returns so 100% of the water hitting the DT has passed through UV. The other pump feeds a 4 head manifold that’s a closed loop in the sump. It doesn’t really matter where this pump is located in the sump, I just want the cleanest water possible being pushed from that pump to ATS, reactor, etc so it’s in the return chamber (because it fits).

 

[riche]

How about one larger GPH pump to feed all?

I don’t know any of your tanks specs or what it even looks like maybe post some photos

It’s a 40 breeder, dual returns. I have 2 choices for sumps.

One is a trigger cube sump, the other is a 20 long

On the trigger sump I can get both return pumps in the same chamber but the main return , the intake is less then a inch from the side

 

[riche]

How about one larger GPH pump to feed all?

I don’t know any of your tanks specs or what it even looks like maybe post some photos

I could go that route but with out a flow meter, I won’t get the optimal flow thru the uv. Per the specs it needs to be around 250 gph

 

[riche]

How about one larger GPH pump to feed all?

I don’t know any of your tanks specs or what it even looks like maybe post some photos

Duplicate

 

[Bartanto]

It’s a 40 breeder, dual returns. I have 2 choices for sumps.

One is a trigger cube sump, the other is a 20 long

On the trigger sump I can get both return pumps in the same chamber but the main return , the intake is less then a inch from the side

What are your needs for the reactor? GAC/GFO? If that’s it, maybe consider a small dedicated unit you could stick anywhere. With a 40g DT I think a BRS mini you could deploy when you needed would be ideal. You could ‘hang’ the reactor somewhere out of the way and stick the small pump wherever.

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

I could go that route but with out a flow meter, I won’t get the optimal flow thru the uv. Per the specs it needs to be around 250 gph

You don’t need a fancy flow meter you can measure it by filling up a container using the exit of your uv and doing some simple calculations to get a rough gph estimate
Doesn’t have to be perfect just around that recommended number

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

What are your needs for the reactor? GAC/GFO? If that’s it, maybe consider a small dedicated unit you could stick anywhere. With a 40g DT I think a BRS mini you could deploy when you needed would be ideal. You could ‘hang’ the reactor somewhere out of the way and stick the small pump wherever.

BRS mini is my go to reactor on my 105g system

 

[riche]

I have the brs mini reactor with the sicce 1.5 pump

I really only want to use this reactor for carbon as needed so I could use that pump for both and just close the valve on the reactor when I’m not using it? Then dial down the flow into the uv via the valve on the manifold?

Am I making sense lol, I am one to over think stuff and second guess everything

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Think those pumps that come with it are only like 300gph could be wrong

Trust me you’ll use it for more than carbon eventually over plan your manifold and use a larger pump use valves to dial in for what your using at the time you won’t regret it later

 

[riche]

Think those pumps that come with it are only like 300gph could be wrong

Trust me you’ll use it for more than carbon eventually over plan your manifold and use a larger pump use valves to dial in for what your using at the time you won’t regret it later

If the intake of the main return is this close to the side of the sump is that going to be an issue?

If so I might have to skip the fuge and use that area for the second pump

Thanks for your help I do appreciate it

 

[Kingsley_Reef]

Turn it 90 degrees

 

[riche]

Turn it 90 degrees

Then I can’t fit another pump in there, I’m trying to use 2 separate pumps.

I might have to look for a different sump pump

 

[Bartanto]

BRS mini is my go to reactor on my 105g system

Sweeeeet. Absolutely love how open that is. I have the availability to go remote too…maybe someday.