Herbie or beananimal

jazzywashbuckler · #1 06-10-2015, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmin

One thing I can tell u is mines super quiet and safe too!

So sorry it should be saying do talk from experience .

Aquattro any chance we can fix this?. Cheers

reefwars · #2 06-10-2015, 12:07 PM

Without a cookie bribe? Not likely lol

Correct me if I'm wrong but a bean isn't just an extra drain it's the ability to run more gph with the syphon

so the bonus on a small tank is nil but on larger tanks you run more water through without having to use huge piping sizes

reefwars · #3 06-10-2015, 12:08 PM

If it was only an extra emergency it wouldnt run with that much water in it

IanWR · #4 06-10-2015, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by reefwars

Without a cookie bribe? Not likely lol

Correct me if I'm wrong but a bean isn't just an extra drain it's the ability to run more gph with the syphon

so the bonus on a small tank is nil but on larger tanks you run more water through without having to use huge piping sizes

I think you are partly wrong. The Herbie and the BA are both siphon drains so with the same size pipe they can handle the same flow. The BA adds the emergency drain, but also uses the second drain as a trickle (which is how many people run their Herbie). The trickle set up means that you shouldn't have to adjust the siphon drain gate valve once you have it tuned. That trickle can take more or less as minor variations change the flow through the main line.

lastlight · #5 06-10-2015, 03:05 PM

I didn't think it was really possible to adjust a herbie so it didn't drift one way or another very slowly at best. Plus the flow rate can shift as the pump gets dirty etc. I figured everyone had a trickle down the emergency or had a tiny bit of air going down the siphon. So the emergency with trickle is quietest and the emergency still can handle more flow than your primary siphon since its unvalved. The bean has the extra emergency which is nice but I doubt it's needed.

Doug · #6 06-10-2015, 03:12 PM

You guys use mostly 1in. or larger?

Skimmin · #7 06-10-2015, 04:17 PM

I use 1 1" and 3 1-1/2",( two of the 1-1/2" are emergency drains only). Both the herbie and bean animal use siphon to work. Bean has more fittings.

hfp75 · #8 06-10-2015, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Skimmin

Both the herbie and bean animal use siphon to work. Bean has more fittings.

Yes and Yes....

The 3rd drain on the bean you shouldn't normally use... its an emergency back up