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Hello all,

who has experience with an airlift without 90 degree bow?

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Regards,
Frank

The results are partly contradictory.

My interference is to do own tests.

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Frank

The Gast 1531 seems not to be the best, because the air pump is not efficient. Why that one?

You could use a 160 mm airlift supporting up to 40.000 l/h.

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Frank

Yes, the disc airlift are good for high output. At my pond I move 65.000 liter per hour with a 250 mm (10 inch) diameter airlift and 90 watt. Even more than 100.000 liters per hour would be possible with disc airlifts. But for a 110 mm pipe it's easier to drill the holes into the pipe instead of usi...

For a 110 mm airlift I would not use a disc. Drilling holes is the better way here.

Best regards,
Frank

Yes, the 245 mm disc is fine.

For increasing oxygen you need fine bubbles, for airlifts you take better take the coarse bubble disc. 245 mm ist enough.

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Frank

The discs are quite easy to use, the tubes are more difficult from my point of view.

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Frank

You have another 20-30 mbar pressure, but that is unimportant, because the power consumption of the air pump goes down also.

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Frank

Hi,

I work with them. You need additionally a funnel.

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Frank

Hello all,

what kind of outlet you expect more efficient?

• short (20 cm) horizontal pipe after bow (without T)

• longer (40-50 cm) horizontal T-piece after bow

Best regards,
Frank

Hello Werner,

2 x 90 mm outlet could never bring 30-40 m³/h with airlift. They assume pumps after the sieve. Calculate 10m³/h per 110 mm pipe in gravity mode maximum.

A self made criel solution would be the best in your case.

Regards,
Frank

Good morning, I have three bottom drains 160mm each and one 110mm skimmer. One bottom drain delivers approx. 18.000 l/h with 2 cm level loss only. If you go deeper (e.g. 15.000 l/h) to reduce the loss, the flow rate might be too less and the pipe could clog. A 160mm bottom drain equals to 2 x 110mm....

Hello, 12 Watt for 20000 l/h is without any filter activity possible! As soon as you have bottom drains you loose 2-3 cm, additionally 2 cm at the mesh of the filter and 2 cm on the bio chamber. That means my head is 6cm and therefore the result should be fine. I use three THOMAS AP 60N, which is th...