Return pomp strength

[tirish]

I have an aquatop 40 gallon cube tank. I currently use the return pump that was included in the tank. I feel like the suction power from the first chamber is not great and possibly lacking. Is this something worth upgrading for better filtration through the AIO chambers in the back or is it not needed. Pics of the current tank

 

[Saltyreef]

Get yourself a jebao dcw.
I just got a dcw1500 for my 20g aio and it flows amazing. You may want to bump up to the next size depeding on your chamber size. Check em out!

 

[edsbeaker]

I have an aquatop 40 gallon cube tank. I currently use the return pump that was included in the tank. I feel like the suction power from the first chamber is not great and possibly lacking. Is this something worth upgrading for better filtration through the AIO chambers in the back or is it not needed. Pics of the current tank

Do you happen to know how many GPH the pump is? Typically, the flow through a sump does not need to be very powerful…around 3-5X the number of gallons in the tank. For a 40 gallon we are talking about 120-200 GPH

The tanks actual flow, created by power heads, is where we want to add the higher flow, usually this is dependant on what corals you are keeping.

 

[guyute1500]

Do you happen to know how many GPH the pump is? Typically, the flow through a sump does not need to be very powerful…around 3-5X the number of gallons in the tank. For a 40 gallon we are talking about 120-200 GPH

The tanks actual flow, created by power heads, is where we want to add the higher flow, usually this is dependant on what corals you are keeping.

i recently got an old aquatop eco 28 and I have the same question as tirish. My questions edsbeaker is does it matter if tirish is running a skimmer or a fuge, and does that make a difference? Slower flow for the macro to work or whatever.