sump pump size req'd

highflyer885 · 04/10/2006, 02:22 AM

Any recommendations on sump pump size/make? GPH?

35Gal with 10 Gal wet/dry.

Thanks

Avi · 04/10/2006, 06:27 AM

Well, you can use this:

http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php

Find yourself a pump that does about 150 gph after head loss is accounted for.

Andrew · 04/10/2006, 06:34 AM

How many gph can your overflow handle?

Avi · 04/10/2006, 07:50 AM

I'm pretty sure the overflow could handle a lot more than the 150 gph that I suggested, but this is a 35-gallon tank. I'd think that in a tank that size, it would be preferable to have additional current coming from powerheads, for example. Maybe a Seio 820, or better yet, a Seio 620 and a MJ1200 with a Hydor flo deflector on it.

highflyer885 · 04/10/2006, 11:01 AM

Yes.. I should have mentioned that there is a powerhead for water circ. int the main tanks and a skimmer in the sump, but seriously 150gph for a 35 Gal?

Thanks

Avi · 04/10/2006, 11:23 AM

there wouldn't be any danger putting more through it, just that I don't know that you'd be accomplishing anything by doing so.

04/10/2006, 02:22 AM	#1
highflyer885 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brampton, Ont. Canada Posts: 39	sump pump size req'd Any recommendations on sump pump size/make? GPH? 35Gal with 10 Gal wet/dry. Thanks

04/10/2006, 06:27 AM	#2
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	Well, you can use this: http://www.reefcentral.com/calc/hlc2.php Find yourself a pump that does about 150 gph after head loss is accounted for. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

04/10/2006, 07:50 AM	#4
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	I'm pretty sure the overflow could handle a lot more than the 150 gph that I suggested, but this is a 35-gallon tank. I'd think that in a tank that size, it would be preferable to have additional current coming from powerheads, for example. Maybe a Seio 820, or better yet, a Seio 620 and a MJ1200 with a Hydor flo deflector on it. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

04/10/2006, 11:23 AM	#6
Avi Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Westchester County, NY Posts: 7,327	there wouldn't be any danger putting more through it, just that I don't know that you'd be accomplishing anything by doing so. __________________ I'd keep the whole ocean if my den were big enough Current Tank Info: 120 gallon reef with 210 lbs. of live rock, Aqua-C EV180 Skimmer, Aquactinic double 250W MH with blue plus t5 support; 58 gallon freshwater planted tank using CO2 and T5s; 30-gallon cube with a few fancy goldfish; and a 110 gallon FOWLR

04/10/2006, 06:34 AM	#3
Andrew Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Columbus, OH Posts: 13,640	How many gph can your overflow handle?

04/10/2006, 11:01 AM	#5
highflyer885 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brampton, Ont. Canada Posts: 39	Yes.. I should have mentioned that there is a powerhead for water circ. int the main tanks and a skimmer in the sump, but seriously 150gph for a 35 Gal? Thanks