Canister to chiller pump flow rate

[Rxcp14]

Hi all, before i start buying the wrong pump or such, my filter flow rate is max at 350L/hr. I was thinking of getting a higher flow pump to connect to the outflow of my canister and to the chiller inlet... Hmm so its intake to canister, out flow of canister to chiller pump and then to chiller intake... Hope u guys can visualise. is this viable or will cause problems? I thought of this so as to lessen number of pipes in tank or its a better idea to have four pipes sticking in the tank with 2 each from filter and chiller? Thanks!

Oh yaa and will plugging in a chiller with the below mentioned chiller into a multi plug extension be safe or will it cause a trip?

Additional info:

350L/hr filter flow

Abt at least 500+L/hr for external chiller pump.

1/15 or 1/10hp chiller

Using 12x6mm hose for filter

Any inputs with regards to above is appreciated! Thanks!!

[Rxcp14]

Hi all, before i start buying the wrong pump or such, my filter flow rate is max at 350L/hr. I was thinking of getting a higher flow pump to connect to the outflow of my canister and to the chiller inlet... Hmm so its intake to canister, out flow of canister to chiller pump and then to chiller intake... Hope u guys can visualise. is this viable or will cause problems? I thought of this so as to lessen number of pipes in tank or its a better idea to have four pipes sticking in the tank with 2 each from filter and chiller? Thanks!

Oh yaaa and will plugging in a chiller with the below mentioned chiller into a multi plug extension be safe or will it cause a trip?

Additional info:

350L/hr filter flow

Abt at least 500+L/hr for external chiller pump.

1/15 or 1/10hp chiller

Using 12x6mm hose for filter

Any inputs with regards to above is appreciated! Thanks!!

[Rxcp14]

Hmmmm anyone?

[comycus]

bro what canister are you using and how big is your tank? If you want to connect an external pump, why not just use the classic eheim canisters which are almost fail prove and hook it up with your pump?

To answer your question, pump before canister, you can choose to tee off to chiller or back to main pump and run another pump through chiller. Watch your flow rates as chillers require min. flow rate.

Lastly, why not go for a sump? I started out with canister in this hobby... sump ftw.

[Rxcp14]

bro what canister are you using and how big is your tank? If you want to connect an external pump, why not just use the classic eheim canisters which are almost fail prove and hook it up with your pump?

To answer your question, pump before canister, you can choose to tee off to chiller or back to main pump and run another pump through chiller. Watch your flow rates as chillers require min. flow rate.

Lastly, why not go for a sump? I started out with canister in this hobby... sump ftw.

Its for a 2 by 1 tank using shiruba mini canister... Lol! So what i did was to do this flow: tank>filter>external pump>chiller>back to tank... feasible or breakable? Lol!! Any my chiller pump is 1500L on the ground with roughly 40cm to chiller and 1m to tank. Estimated flow of pump to chiller is?

[comycus]

Its for a 2 by 1 tank using shiruba mini canister... Lol! So what i did was to do this flow: tank>filter>external pump>chiller>back to tank... feasible or breakable? Lol!! Any my chiller pump is 1500L on the ground with roughly 40cm to chiller and 1m to tank. Estimated flow of pump to chiller is?

If the canister has a built in pump you are not supposed to run it in this setup. So external pump should be before canister, otherwise your pump has to work doubly hard to suck in water through the canister.

No way to tell u what the flow is. Either install a flow meter or put a pail and time how much water fills up in 30s and do the math.

[Rxcp14]

If the canister has a built in pump you are not supposed to run it in this setup. So external pump should be before canister, otherwise your pump has to work doubly hard to suck in water through the canister.

No way to tell u what the flow is. Either install a flow meter or put a pail and time how much water fills up in 30s and do the math.

Pheww luckily u told me when i haven't start my chiller... at least i feel better wasting money on hoses than on a new pump.