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I Have an Aqua medic 2.3 (2000lph) running from my return chamber through a pax bellum and then about 4 and a half feet up into the main display as part of the plumbing I'm setting up for a new system. I did a test run and identified a few leaks (over 10 fittings used to run it) but in the end wasn't getting great flow at 100%. I'd expect a decent loss of flow, but would yall think this is too much strain on the pump and should require a larger one? Naturally, this isn't my main return pump.
 
Depending on how many 45° and 90° elbows you utilized, you're probably close to the 2.0m head height equivalent - which is probably ~500 l/h.

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Depending on how many 45° and 90° elbows you utilized, you're probably close to the 2.0m head height equivalent - which is probably ~500 l/h.

Leistungsdiagramm_DC-Runner-x.3_1600px.png
That's my concern. In total 11 90 degree elbows. I'm extremely space confined....
 
I have a small frag tank above this song that would eliminate over 2 ft that I can run it into. The frag tank just runs right back into the sump.
 

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