I just bought a 160 gallon tank that has corner weirs in it. I want to set this tank up with a sump and I have a few questions about choosing the right size return pumps and skimmer. This is a learning experience for me because my current tanks are old school undergravel filters and a cannister
So each weir has a 1" intake and a 3/4" return. I am thinking of a simple sump using a 60 or 75 gallon tank. The main reason for the sump is the skimmer. I did some googling to try to find the GPH rate of the overflow but all I could find was an average flow rate off 600GPH thru a 1" tube. So would I base my return pumps off that number too? I mean if it can only flow 600 into the sump then I can only return 600, right?
So I was thinking of using 2 smaller pumps plumbed so each goes to it's own return. I was thinking of the Sicce 800 GPH pumps https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/sicce-syncra-pro-3000-multifunction-aquarium-pump or the Sicce 990 GPH pumps https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/sicce-multi-4000-multifunction-aquarium-pump . I just don't know how much to factor in for the "head loss" and there will be a valve in the return plumbing to help dial in the intake/return flow.
Am I on the right track? Any thoughts about which pumps?
Thanks,
-Bob
P.S. I am thinking of the Aquamaxx ConeS Q-3 https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aquamaxx-cones-q-3-in-sump-protein-skimmer.html or a ConeS CO-3 https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aquamaxx-cones-co-3-in-sump-protein-skimmer.html . Any thoughts between picking one over the other? The ConeS Q-3 is attractive because it is short and compact. The ConeS CO-3 is attractive because the pump is outside of the skimmer body
-Bob
So each weir has a 1" intake and a 3/4" return. I am thinking of a simple sump using a 60 or 75 gallon tank. The main reason for the sump is the skimmer. I did some googling to try to find the GPH rate of the overflow but all I could find was an average flow rate off 600GPH thru a 1" tube. So would I base my return pumps off that number too? I mean if it can only flow 600 into the sump then I can only return 600, right?
So I was thinking of using 2 smaller pumps plumbed so each goes to it's own return. I was thinking of the Sicce 800 GPH pumps https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/sicce-syncra-pro-3000-multifunction-aquarium-pump or the Sicce 990 GPH pumps https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/product/sicce-multi-4000-multifunction-aquarium-pump . I just don't know how much to factor in for the "head loss" and there will be a valve in the return plumbing to help dial in the intake/return flow.
Am I on the right track? Any thoughts about which pumps?
Thanks,
-Bob
P.S. I am thinking of the Aquamaxx ConeS Q-3 https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aquamaxx-cones-q-3-in-sump-protein-skimmer.html or a ConeS CO-3 https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/aquamaxx-cones-co-3-in-sump-protein-skimmer.html . Any thoughts between picking one over the other? The ConeS Q-3 is attractive because it is short and compact. The ConeS CO-3 is attractive because the pump is outside of the skimmer body
-Bob