Basement Sump, What Pump?

[Wicky48]

So I am making a new 135 gallon system which has its own thread on here and wondering how to tell what pump to use. What I am worried about is if I buy a strong pump like a Reeflo Dart or Barracuda it won't loose much flo over 10 or 15 feet of plumbing. Do they provide these numbers on their site which I cannot see or is there a quick calculation you can do for flow rate over so many feet through a specific diameter pipe. Thanks all, I will have more pictures up soon on the 135 gallon setup. You can see it here, https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/building-a-135-reef.372459/

 

[Wicky48]

Just adding to that I also want to have enough flow as well. Is it a bad idea to use valves to control the flow of your pump or a pump? Does this put more strain on your pump. Thanks!

 

[Potatohead]

You can use a valve on the output, that’s fine. There are head pressure calculators online but if you figure you have around fifteen feet of head pressure most of the name brand external pumps will have no problem. Personally if you want an external I would use an Iwaki.

 

[Breadman03]

A Blueline 55hd might be a good choice, depending on your flow goals.

 

[Eskew77]

I'm using a reeflo yellowtail and have it dialed back 50 percent with about 750 gph at 15 feet of head height and my manifold running off of it.

 

[csb123]

Iwaki all the way...bullet proof!

 

[Wicky48]

Ok some great choices. Thanks everyone! I will have some more posts up on my build this weekend.

 

[hoppy]

I ran a pan world 250 in my basement- about the same head height your looking at and I have a manifold running fuge, frag tank and options for reactors, with frag tank and reactors offline I have to dial it back with valves.