Recommendation needed on pump size

[stixs5758]

Recently was looking to boost my filtration in my tank and bought a Bashsea bio mass reactor along with a BRS media reactor for carbon. The plan is to run 1 pump through the 2 I have to go 4 feet from the tank and another 4 foot back. They recommended a sicce 1.5 should I go higher? Or that should would I plan to put ball valves between each one to help control the flow some to each as needed but being newer to the hobby not sure how to judge it.

 

[tmcca]

If you still wish to run both on a single pump, you will need a manifold setup, a high-quality pump like a Sicce 3.0, and independent ball valves to meticulously dial in the pressure for each reactor.

 

[stixs5758]

If you still wish to run both on a single pump, you will need a manifold setup, a high-quality pump like a Sicce 3.0, and independent ball valves to meticulously dial in the pressure for each reactor.

Thats what I mostly gonna do they both arent huge reactors its for 40 gallon tank so figured i would go sicce pump 1.5/2.0 to ball valve to bio media then ball valve to carbon reactor then back to to tank.

 

[tmcca]

I think you're going to need a 3.0 to be honest. Every ball valve, length of hose, etc takes out pressure of pump.

 

[stixs5758]

I think you're going to need a 3.0 to be honest. Every ball valve, length of hose, etc takes out pressure of pump.

Thank you will give the 3.0 a whirl i already have the 2 others so will try out all sizes will need them all at some point anyway