[blindhog]

Here is a pic of a closed loop system I have mocked up . What do you think ,,,, any sugestions ????????? I 'm thinking of useing an Iwaki 100 for it the intake is 2 inches and the return line are 2 one inch lines.

 

[Stang69]

My consern would be the water will take the path of least resistance and you will have mass flow in the lower and not alot in the top returns.



Jeff

 

[125G's]

I'd recommend replacing the end caps at the top of the picture with 1" pipe. This will equalize the pressure coming from the pump and create a more even flow from all your jets. JMO

 

[Spanky]

bh

You're not going to get a lot of flow using 12 1" returns. I would cut that back to 4-6 returns.

 

[wanareef]

Here's a link that might help you out

http://www.thereeftank.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19006

 

[thefatman]

and now for my two cents.

if that is all 1" lineand fittings, i would remove the two caps at the top of the photo and connect with a length of 1" pipe making it once complete loop.

then, on all of your "jets" i would put in a small piece of pipe and then top with an end cap. then drill a small hole in each end cap (about 1/4" or 1/2") this will help significantly.

doing both steps, will get water around to the whole thing, and will help move the water farther out of the "jets"

my similar plan was a combination of ideas from a few folks here at trt, and a few that i found elsewhere on the web. for my test on mine, i used a mere 500gph pump, and had almost 4' of head on it.

i'll attach a photo. (in this photo, there are 19 openings in the pipe, in the final version, i actually ended up adding two more. and the test was done with a cheap 500gph pump)

 

[Buzz_Hog]

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