Airwalker16
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What did you use to connect into your totes with the 2" pipe? That's definitely not a bulkhead I'm seeing
Rdwc troubleshooting
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Sdh777
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You need a separate pump just for the chiller. And you don’t want the pump to be too strong or the water will circulate through the chiller before it has time to chill efficiently.
Here’s the chiller pump size recommendations below
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5BY5LEC
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I would minimize to one pump. Sucking from your res, feeding the chiller and then running to your waterfalls.
The return water provided by the upsized return line would then just run to the res, be cooled by the chiller and then return to the totes and thus, the roots.
Your system looks well built and these are simply suggestions. Take them with a grain.
The return water provided by the upsized return line would then just run to the res, be cooled by the chiller and then return to the totes and thus, the roots.
Your system looks well built and these are simply suggestions. Take them with a grain.
5BY5LEC
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With the way you have it now, you would be better off running a separate chiller circuit I.E. like have a tote and coil so you chiller water never actually "touches" your res water. Running a chiller with your pumps, I think it is is best at that point to just have your chiller be last last "point" so to speak in your re circulation loop.
You aren't going to like what I'm going to say but its electrical fittings with toilet rubber gaskets. My budget was getting crashed so.. yea.. they are leak tested so we are good.
There are 2 pumps the chiller pump is 700gph
My large pump is too big for my chiller to handle
fragileassassin
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That's how mine is setup.
I have 2 pumps in my outside reservoir. A 1400gph that pushes to the waterfalls and like a 450gph that circulates through the chiller then dumps back into that same res.
fragileassassin
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I used modified plumbing fittings and lots of aquarium sealant for mine lol
Airwalker16
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Well, why don't you take some better pics and add some links and share what you did?
I have a 1200 that drops to 1100ish at 1' head I hope I'll have enough umph
I will just didnt want to hear the negativity. Bc I didnt spend 200 in 2" bulkheads. But I will later. I used aquarium sealant on the outside to seal
Airwalker16
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Oh we all know how expensive they can be. But there's definitely some cheaper options for at least some lesser quality bulkheads you could have made work. But hey, as long as it worked right?
Airwalker16
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I still would like to know what you used to come up with somethinghing that works
Sdh777
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That’s a bad ass RDWC in the making. Like all of us, you’ll make improvements over time as you use it come up with ways to perfect it. You should be able to grow some monsters with that system!
What kind of pump are you using
They are just 2" male and female electric fittings with a rubber toilet bowl gasket
fragileassassin
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Both are just cheap ebay/amazon specials.
I like the power of the 1400gph. It's exactly what I was going for. But that particular one puts out a lot more heat than it should.
Doing my testing I'm not getting good movement of water so I was thinking getting a bigger pump just cant find one.i have a danner 1200 GPU but drops to 1100 at 1' of head