Pump GPH Question

shaginwagon13 · 03/18/2009, 03:40 PM

I just bought another 110 gallon display tank and plan to have a 45 gallon sump. How much GPH should my pump be able to put out for this tank? Is the normal rule around 10X what the gallon size of your aquarium is?

Thanks

Crawf71 · 03/18/2009, 04:10 PM

I have usually read around 30x turnover in the display.

Now this doesn't mean 30x through the sump. On the high end I shoot for 5x turnover through the sump.

kraze3 · 03/18/2009, 04:24 PM

I try to match my return pump with the pump on my skimmer. This way more of the water is getting skimmed.

shaginwagon13 · 03/18/2009, 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crawf71
I have usually read around 30x turnover in the display.

Now this doesn't mean 30x through the sump. On the high end I shoot for 5x turnover through the sump.

Hoe can you have 30X for the display and only 5X for the sump if the pump pulls the water from the pump??

bishop82476 · 03/18/2009, 05:07 PM

powerheads or closed loop probably

cnaegler · 03/18/2009, 05:09 PM

somewhere around 500- 700gph through your sump. If you want more flow in the display, just add some powerheads or closed loop

03/18/2009, 03:40 PM	#1
shaginwagon13 Chartered Accountant Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,219	Pump GPH Question I just bought another 110 gallon display tank and plan to have a 45 gallon sump. How much GPH should my pump be able to put out for this tank? Is the normal rule around 10X what the gallon size of your aquarium is? Thanks

03/18/2009, 04:10 PM	#2
Crawf71 Registered Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 169	I have usually read around 30x turnover in the display. Now this doesn't mean 30x through the sump. On the high end I shoot for 5x turnover through the sump. __________________ Chris Current Tank Info: 120g display, 20g sump, 40g refugium. 2x250w DE 14k phoenix

03/18/2009, 05:09 PM	#6
cnaegler Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Sylva, NC-Western North Carolina Posts: 960	somewhere around 500- 700gph through your sump. If you want more flow in the display, just add some powerheads or closed loop __________________ Craig _________________________ ATL "Superman" acro, Vivid's Rainbow Delight acro wanted You can want in one hand and crap in the other and see which one fills up first!! Save the reefs! Buy captive bred fish and aquacultured corals! Current Tank Info: Downsizing to a 120 BB SPS tank, 6205 &6305 Tunze on 7095 controller, Current USA extreme 8 x 54 fixture

03/18/2009, 04:24 PM	#3
kraze3 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: RI Posts: 2,373	I try to match my return pump with the pump on my skimmer. This way more of the water is getting skimmed.

03/18/2009, 05:07 PM	#5
bishop82476 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 41	powerheads or closed loop probably