New setup questions

[cjtabares]

I am setting up a Marineland 150 gal tank (36"x36"x27"). It will be LPS dominated. I have already ordered the light I am going to use; Lumatek DIMMABLE 250W / 400W Metal Halide Electronic Ballast, a LumenMax ELITE, with a 250w Radium.

My parents are letting me put this in the living room and plumb the sump down in the basement. I need help picking out a return pump. I might set up a bean overflow and use the 2 pre-drilled holes and have the return come over the top. How do I know how many gph I would need? I can't find anywhere where it says how many gph one of these can handle.

I am using biopelets right now on what was an sps tank, should I use these on my LPS tank?

I am sure I will have more questions. Thanks for any help.

 

[condor]

id go with a blueline 70. if it ends up being to much you can always valve it back. and the rule of thumb is to turn your tank volume over 10 times an hour, so a 150g would need a 1500gph pump. i personally like to do double that. or add a closed loop that also does 1500gph

 

[kevinpratt823]

Nice Chris! Project Supercube begins!

 

[cjtabares]

id go with a blueline 70. if it ends up being to much you can always valve it back. and the rule of thumb is to turn your tank volume over 10 times an hour, so a 150g would need a 1500gph pump. i personally like to do double that. or add a closed loop that also does 1500gph

thanks I will look into the blueline 70. I think there might be one for sale on my local club fourm.

Nice Chris! Project Supercube begins!

Yes it does Kevin. :bigsmile: but I still need to buy the tank :squigglemouth:

what should I use for power heads? Right now I have an MP40w, 1 k4s, 3 k2s, and a k nano

 

[cjtabares]

The light came in yesterday, I want to fire this up and see the color pretty bad but I am going to wait untill I have the tank and light in place before I fire it up.