Herbie or beananimal

Skimmin · #1 06-10-2015, 03:59 AM

I would like to put something down here... But it would be based on my experience with both.... Maybe try google. It has lots of facts on both set ups.

mark · #2 06-10-2015, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmin

I would like to put something down here... But it would be based on my experience with both....

but personal experience is great, share!

Skimmin · #3 06-10-2015, 05:12 AM

But Mark it clearly states in the first post... Personal experience is not welcomed here... I got nothin

Skimmin · #4 06-10-2015, 05:14 AM

One thing I can tell u is mines super quiet and safe too!

hfp75 · #5 06-10-2015, 05:31 AM

I used a Durso originally but with a tank upgrade came a Bean Animal.

I wouldn't use anything but a Bean Animal Now.....

The Herbie should for all intents and purposes be the same as the Bean Animal, just the added safety drain that you will hopefully never use - but if you do...... it just saved you a ton of time and money...

Dont cheap out - Get the Bean Animal with the 3 pipes...

eli@fijireefrock.com · #6 06-10-2015, 06:00 AM

Herbie is fine but from my experience and a piece of mind I would recommend the extra hole for a bean animal...In my case I have multi beanie and few animals for that I did 6 holes,as for each hoe has its purpose and 2 of them are the emergency..

jazzywashbuckler · #7 06-10-2015, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Skimmin

One thing I can tell u is mines super quiet and safe too!

So sorry it should be saying do talk from experience .

Aquattro any chance we can fix this?. Cheers

reefwars · #8 06-10-2015, 12:07 PM

Without a cookie bribe? Not likely lol

Correct me if I'm wrong but a bean isn't just an extra drain it's the ability to run more gph with the syphon

so the bonus on a small tank is nil but on larger tanks you run more water through without having to use huge piping sizes

reefwars · #9 06-10-2015, 12:08 PM

If it was only an extra emergency it wouldnt run with that much water in it

IanWR · #10 06-10-2015, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by reefwars

Without a cookie bribe? Not likely lol

Correct me if I'm wrong but a bean isn't just an extra drain it's the ability to run more gph with the syphon

so the bonus on a small tank is nil but on larger tanks you run more water through without having to use huge piping sizes

I think you are partly wrong. The Herbie and the BA are both siphon drains so with the same size pipe they can handle the same flow. The BA adds the emergency drain, but also uses the second drain as a trickle (which is how many people run their Herbie). The trickle set up means that you shouldn't have to adjust the siphon drain gate valve once you have it tuned. That trickle can take more or less as minor variations change the flow through the main line.