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Old 06-22-2011, 06:02 AM
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The Dart Gold i'm using has LOTS of flow, i have a dump from the outlet back into the sump to be able to change the output, i usually run it dumping about 1/4 of the flow back to the sump right now. I lost a lot of flow going to herbie, the 1 overflow cannot handle the amount of water that is needed. I had duroso before but was having problems with microbubbles.
valve back to reduce flow and your power consumption will go down
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Old 06-22-2011, 06:09 AM
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valve back to reduce flow and your power consumption will go down
Nice, thanks, i'll give it a shot. Already pretty efficient, can't complain. only uses 130W, valve might cost more than i'd ever save :S
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