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boots
08-04-2009, 12:24 AM
good after noon every one

well i have done the unthinkable so my wife says and sold my tank.
the good news is that i will be buying a bigger one going from a 90g to a 175g.
how ever this is my problem! I would like to put the sump in my heated crawl space and the pump that will be coming with the tank is a dart with a max. head of 12 ft.I must pump the water 10 ft to the top of the tank.will i have enough presser or will I need to go up one pump size.does anybody know how much 1 90deg. elbow will reduce the head?

thanks
boots

ILIKECOUGARS
08-04-2009, 02:02 AM
Try this head loss calculator from RC
http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php
hopes this helps

boots
08-04-2009, 02:26 AM
thanks that will come in handy.
looks like it is going to be close to its max head it came to 11.58
:surprise: