Waterfall.

[Neverfold420]

Is it possible to use a submersible pump in your head bucket to run your waterfall?

 

[Aqua Man]

Is it possible to use a submersible pump in your head bucket to run your waterfall?

What is a head bucket? Can you explain what your trying to do.

 

[Neverfold420]

The bucket at the front of the line. I want to out a pump in this bucket and run pvc out t- ing off to each bucket dumping water in each site.

 

[Aqua Man]

The bucket at the front of the line. I want to out a pump in this bucket and run pvc out t- ing off to each bucket dumping water in each site.

Yeah but it may raise the water temp a tiny bit and wouldn't be my first choice. Personally I would use a bulkhead fitting and run an inline pump externally.

 

[Neverfold420]

I'm doing rdwc with the inline to circulate through chiller in to main bucket. I'm adding waterfall

 

[Aqua Man]

I'm doing rdwc with the inline to circulate through chiller in to main bucket. I'm adding waterfall

May I ask why?

 

[Neverfold420]

More areation

 

[Aqua Man]

If I'm understanding correctly I'm thinking you want to increase o2 levels. But tbh this likely won't. Max o2 levels are generally dictated by water temp. In RDWC we aim to keep o2 replenished. More systems already adequately replenish O2. If you have air stone already running then there is no need or benefit to adding a waterfall unless you are incorporating a trickle filter or something. Gas exchange happens at the surface and when you are creating adequate gas exchange adding more will not force higher levels of o2.

 

[Aqua Man]

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[Aqua Man]

That's not to say that waterfalls don't have their benefits. If you were looking to get rid of airstones and switch to waterfalls that would make sense

 

[Neverfold420]

Brother thank you . You always come through. This is prop tent currently.

 

[Aqua Man]

Brother thank you . You always come through. This is prop tent currently.

Happy looking lil gals... Good job