Be an animal Setup

Kasey Grohowski · Feb 5, 2019

Obviously you guys cant see how my setup is going to be, but i have a 220 gallon 72x24x30 tank, and I wanted to hear from people with be an animal setup. What valves and fittings do I need? How has the setup treated you so far? I have so far inch bulkheads and am planning on making 1.75 inch holes in my tank and using 1 inch pipes. Any advice is appreciated.

lapin · Feb 5, 2019

A gravity fed 1" pipe will flow aprox 960gph
https://flexpvc.com/Reference/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml

Use a gate valve for flow control on your main drain and not a ball valve.

Kasey Grohowski · Feb 5, 2019

lapin said:
A gravity fed 1" pipe will flow aprox 960gph
https://flexpvc.com/Reference/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml

I read on be an animals page his does 2200 gph with 1 inch pipe?

Kasey Grohowski · Feb 5, 2019

lapin said:
A gravity fed 1" pipe will flow aprox 960gph
https://flexpvc.com/Reference/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml

Use a gate valve for flow control on your main drain and not a ball valve.

Okay, I am planning using the 1 inch bulkhead and using a 1.5 inch adapter then.

lapin · Feb 5, 2019

Kasey Grohowski said:
I read on be an animals page his does 2200 gph with 1 inch pipe?

Bean says:
This setup, with the 1" bulkheads and 1.5" down plumbing will easily handle 2000 GPH

Kasey Grohowski · Feb 5, 2019

lapin said:
Bean says:
This setup, with the 1" bulkheads and 1.5" down plumbing will easily handle 2000 GPH

2200, so perfect for 10x turnover exactly what im going to do

Kasey Grohowski · Feb 5, 2019

lapin said:
A gravity fed 1" pipe will flow aprox 960gph
https://flexpvc.com/Reference/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml

Use a gate valve for flow control on your main drain and not a ball valve.

Ok, just one gate valve then and the rest ball valves?