Moving my sump.. return pump requirements?

[jenjen]

Hello R2R

I'm in the process of moving my sump from under the tank to a fish room about 15' away. The rise will be about the same, but the distance is obviously farther. Is there a calculator to help determine if I'll need to upgrade my return pump to handle the added distance? I was planning to just plug it in and see what happens, but my husband wants to know if there will be any 'unexpected costs' before we run the plumbing.

Not that he would necessarily notice if a different return pump showed up. ;)

Thanks!

 

[draj]

http://www.reefcentral.com/index.php/head-loss-calculator

 

[jenjen]

Thanks! Picking up the new sump tank this weekend. Calculator says my existing return should do the trick. :)