Need Help picking out a pump....

[oceanparadise1]

okay so im goin to have a 75 rr with a 40 breeder right under it. I need to know how many GPH pump i should be running! Will a mag 5 work? thanks in advance

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

i use a mag 7 and i consider the flow rellativly low lol

 

[oceanparadise1]

is ur sump right under the tank? im not looking for great flow just for the fact ill still be using my 4 Hydor Ks but i do want some thing decent

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

yeah maybe 4-5 ft head at the most its directly below the DT

 

[ewgthegreat]

i use a nine on a 55 and it seems weak

 

[oceanparadise1]

well i just got a ViaAqua 3600 for free so i guess ik what im using :) ove 1000gph

 

[Garth Schafluetzel]

nice lol

 

[bamachamp92]

make sure your rr overflow will handle over 1000 gph

 

[Nate82]

maybe a stupid question but does gravity take the water down and then you use a pump to push it up in a seperate tube?

 

[bamachamp92]

yes, you can have a 500 gallon per hour pump and a 600 gallon per hour overflow with no problem because it will only overflow what the pump puts into the tank. But if you have a 800 gph pump and a 600 gph overflow you will have big mess.

 

[Nate82]

oh alright alright i see what you're saying ha next summer i'm going to make a unique sump going to plump for the first time thanks

 

[oceanparadise1]

hahah for the 15 or u gonna up grade?

 

[Nate82]

for the 15 I'm thinking about custom making a sump like 3.5 ft tall 18" deep and 7.5 inches wide it'll be around 25g and basically be a macro algae farm maybe even a peacock mantis tank no fish just display sump to fit inbetween my dressers idk though it depends lighting would prolly be hard which i just realized... just thought of it like an hour ago ha

 

[oceanparadise1]

lol u need a big boys tank nate and stop messing around with ur lil kids tank

 

[Nate82]

ha i love my nano's man i couldn't afford to stock a big tank let alone maintain it i still have to fill that 5.5 it's still empty