You have one single pipe=> then it goes to a Tee, the two pipes now each go through a heater for one pipe(pipe A), and the other pipe has a CO2 diffuser(Pipe B).
The pipes A and B come back together in a Tee and back to the tank through a single pipe.
You can do the same for a pump and Ocean clear filters. See the outflow from the pump to a Tee, then one pipe goes to one OC filter, and the other to another OC filter. This is not as bad as running them in series as far as head pressures.
But you do not get complete filtration of each type, or if the above example with a heater and a CO2 diffuser, complete flow through with each pass.
So it's less efficient but you make up for it with a larger filter, larger CO2 diffuser, larger heater, and several passes through the system.
But you also gain higher flow rates and the mechanical filter clogs, it'll send it through the biofilter, so you'll just have a bit more muck/turbidity, not less flow/current, bio activity etc.
Not a bad trade off.
Here's the electrical version, just look at the diagrams, do not look at the rest, it may confuse you.
RLC circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Regards,
tom barr
The pipes A and B come back together in a Tee and back to the tank through a single pipe.
You can do the same for a pump and Ocean clear filters. See the outflow from the pump to a Tee, then one pipe goes to one OC filter, and the other to another OC filter. This is not as bad as running them in series as far as head pressures.
But you do not get complete filtration of each type, or if the above example with a heater and a CO2 diffuser, complete flow through with each pass.
So it's less efficient but you make up for it with a larger filter, larger CO2 diffuser, larger heater, and several passes through the system.
But you also gain higher flow rates and the mechanical filter clogs, it'll send it through the biofilter, so you'll just have a bit more muck/turbidity, not less flow/current, bio activity etc.
Not a bad trade off.
Here's the electrical version, just look at the diagrams, do not look at the rest, it may confuse you.
RLC circuit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Regards,
tom barr