mjbarnard
Member
Is it feasible to connect 2 external filters and an external pump together through a manifold type arrangement for return to two bulkheads in drilled holes in the bottom of a tank?
Two eheim (2073) filters and an external pump – in closed loop from 2 drains and 2 returns in the bottom of the tank. The pump will provide a separate loop through a CO2 reactor. Is it possible to connect the three devices – 2 filters through a Y plumbing connection, and then that into a 4 way connector together with the 3rd pump, and then the two outputs from the 4 way to two bulkheads in the tank base? The idea is to mix temperature and CO2.
Obviously I will put one way check valves on the output of each device to prevent one pushing into another. My (sorry uninformed) question is – if the three pumps have different pressures, does that matter if they are connected in a Y and X fashion with one way check valves? Would a higher pressure from the standalone pump interfere with the output from the two filters (given check valves)? In flow terms and mixing would this be counter-productive or inefficient compared with plumbing separate returns to each bulkhead?
Two eheim (2073) filters and an external pump – in closed loop from 2 drains and 2 returns in the bottom of the tank. The pump will provide a separate loop through a CO2 reactor. Is it possible to connect the three devices – 2 filters through a Y plumbing connection, and then that into a 4 way connector together with the 3rd pump, and then the two outputs from the 4 way to two bulkheads in the tank base? The idea is to mix temperature and CO2.
Obviously I will put one way check valves on the output of each device to prevent one pushing into another. My (sorry uninformed) question is – if the three pumps have different pressures, does that matter if they are connected in a Y and X fashion with one way check valves? Would a higher pressure from the standalone pump interfere with the output from the two filters (given check valves)? In flow terms and mixing would this be counter-productive or inefficient compared with plumbing separate returns to each bulkhead?