The new fish room (Just doing ok)

[djlamonica]

Hmm all my lines are open lol I didn't want to move on until I knew my last in row would work.

[djlamonica]

That makes me sound very stupid I have already tried turning like half of the valves completely off and Im not getting the pressure Id like my last row I may just have to move the pump down and have to run a bunch of the tanks off of other smaller air pumps....  not really what I wanted to do but oh well.

[RichE]

run your pump with all vales closed and then open the farthest one let it run for a few min and then start opening valves fartest from the end and move towards to pump. when all done take the line off the last valve and then put it back on. Its like bleeding brakes.

[djlamonica]

hmm ill give it a shot


I still dont think it has the power to make it all the way down the line and then down 7' to a triple split line........

[RichE]

hmm ill give it a shot


I still dont think it has the power to make it all the way down the line and then down 7' to a triple split line........

might be a bad pump, I have one about the same size as yours and it is/was running 25+ sponge filters and it's a 10ft run at the longest run 1/2 pipe

[djlamonica]

Mine is a 9 foot run hits a 90 and goes down another 8' I think I just need to move it closer to the larger racks is all and I should be good.

[jcunningham0295]

Could be you size PVC.  I am running 1 1/2" out of them pump and reduced to 1".  I just tapped mine out last night and had to hook up my second one for my racks.  I am running 44 sponges off the first one with no issue, had it up to 58 outlets last night, but could not run anymore.  Had to switch the ball valve and hook up the spare.

[Regalblue]

Mine is a 9 foot run hits a 90 and goes down another 8' I think I just need to move it closer to the larger racks is all and I should be good.

Is your pipe run in a loop?

[djlamonica]

Mine is a 9 foot run hits a 90 and goes down another 8' I think I just need to move it closer to the larger racks is all and I should be good.

Is your pipe run in a loop?

No.  Should it be?

[djlamonica]

I shortened the lengths now I'm only like 3' hit a 90 and then 8'  still not working.  The thing pumps like crazy when I'm directly hooked up but as soon as I split to run more then 1 sponge on a tank I lose a ton of pressure.

[RichE]

it needs to be in a loop, the pump is pushing all the air to the end of the pipe and thats taking away the equal pressure

[djlamonica]

hmmmmm I guess my concern is more that through out the whole thing there just doesn't seem to be enough air flow not necessarily unevenness.  Guess Ill re run everything in the morning oh bother.

[RichE]

hmmmmm I guess my concern is more that through out the whole thing there just doesn't seem to be enough air flow not necessarily unevenness.  Guess Ill re run everything in the morning oh bother.

since your room is a square, run the pvc along the top of the walls around the room (it willbe a big square loop with a open end to hook up the pump, then tap into the pipe place your valves and then run a single line to each tank. its sounds harder then it is

[djlamonica]

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b538/Fhfire/IMG_20130420_142141_zpsa2b6d3aa.jpg

Here is a quick pic of the general idea.  Ill be re running the pvc this evening maybe im not sure.  No fish room tour for me  :  (

[Regalblue]

http://i1290.photobucket.com/albums/b538/Fhfire/IMG_20130420_142141_zpsa2b6d3aa.jpg

Here is a quick pic of the general idea.  Ill be re running the pvc this evening maybe im not sure.  No fish room tour for me  :  (

There's always Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, ect.... The Fishroom Tour is only once a year. Get your priorities straight, Lol.