what pump have you got that pumps 3000 gallons per hour?


"Timothy Tom" wrote in message
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I guess the impact of sharing the primary pump output depends on the
primary pumps current flowrate. Most chillers require a minimum of
600 gallons an hour. If you believe that you can afford this loss of
flow, then I guess that sharing the pump output is an option. I just
installed a chiller in a tank with a primary pump which pumps
approximately 3000 gallons an hour for a 150 gallon reef. I opted to
add a second pump, which takes its input from the overflow box, and
outputs from the chiller directly into the tank via a bulkhead. By
this approach I actually increased the flowrate of water through the
tank. Unless you have an excess of water circulation in your tank, my
guess is that you will not be happy with stealing flowrate from the
tank to feed the chiller.