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I'm building a veggie filter and have a couple questions. I'm going to
have a 3" pipe near the surface of the main pond to gravity feed a filter/box with the pump in it. The water will then be pumped up to the VF and flow back into the main pond by gravity. My question is, the pump I'm getting is 2800 GPH, and I'm not sure if that's too much since the pump box will be gravity fed by only a 3" pipe at the surface. Here's a few pics http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp1.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp2.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp3.jpg |
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Do you think a 3" pipe will be enough? 3000GPH would be 50 gal a minute.
what size pipes have you all used? Michael Shaffer wrote: I'm building a veggie filter and have a couple questions. I'm going to have a 3" pipe near the surface of the main pond to gravity feed a filter/box with the pump in it. The water will then be pumped up to the VF and flow back into the main pond by gravity. My question is, the pump I'm getting is 2800 GPH, and I'm not sure if that's too much since the pump box will be gravity fed by only a 3" pipe at the surface. Here's a few pics http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp1.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp2.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp3.jpg |
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Michael Shaffer wrote: Do you think a 3" pipe will be enough? 3000GPH would be 50 gal a minute. what size pipes have you all used? Michael Shaffer wrote: I'm building a veggie filter and have a couple questions. I'm going to have a 3" pipe near the surface of the main pond to gravity feed a filter/box with the pump in it. The water will then be pumped up to the VF and flow back into the main pond by gravity. My question is, the pump I'm getting is 2800 GPH, and I'm not sure if that's too much since the pump box will be gravity fed by only a 3" pipe at the surface. Here's a few pics http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp1.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp2.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp3.jpg Im pumping 2400 gph through 2 in pipe but I'm going the other way ;-) so the 3" might handle the flow when I had my barrel filters up last summer i was pumping to them through 1 1/4 pipe, I had 2 in bulkheads connecteng the barrels had to go to 4 in to keep the barrels from overflowing Just not sure if the flow you are looking for would keep up with the pump, how much of a drop are we talking about from your pond to the pump box? conversly can you get the fittings and connect the pump to the 3" so you are drafting from the pond, that would definitly work -- John Rutz Z5 New Mexico If it can't be fixed with bailing wire or duct tape its not worth fixing see my pond at: http://www.fuerjefe.com |
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Hi,
According to a fountain catalog I have, it should keep up, but the water will rise about 2" over the pipe to do it. If your VF can stand the 2" rise (and the pond can give that water), you should be fine. Larry Michael Shaffer wrote: Do you think a 3" pipe will be enough? 3000GPH would be 50 gal a minute. what size pipes have you all used? Michael Shaffer wrote: I'm building a veggie filter and have a couple questions. I'm going to have a 3" pipe near the surface of the main pond to gravity feed a filter/box with the pump in it. The water will then be pumped up to the VF and flow back into the main pond by gravity. My question is, the pump I'm getting is 2800 GPH, and I'm not sure if that's too much since the pump box will be gravity fed by only a 3" pipe at the surface. Here's a few pics http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp1.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp2.jpg http://members.cox.net/michaelshaffer/vp3.jpg |
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