return pump for a 220

[cpayne015]

For a 220 dual overflow which pump would u buy???

Sicce 4 x2
Sicce 5 x2
Mag 24 x1 and t it off
Triton 4 or 50 cheaper.....


Thanks!!!

 

[scruggyj]

a single sicce 4 or 5 would be fine. You don't need really high flow from the sump. You don't want to pump the water out of the sump before it gets skimmed or heated.

You can run one pump with a T to each return or just run the pump to one return.

For reference I am only running one sicce 3 to my 180 and all is well.

 

[cpayne015]

Bulk reef supply said it wouldn't as I would need 2 of either as I need 10x the volume...any more info would help

 

[scruggyj]

Well I assure you I have a 180 and only run one of the sicce 3.0 (714 GPH which is only about 4x turnover)

[video=youtube;RehIvnIhDB8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RehIvnIhDB8[/video]

[video=youtube;Fl4h4WwWs18]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl4h4WwWs18[/video]

If you got a sicce 5.0 it would be 6x turnover on a 220. That will be plenty!

 

[cpayne015]

How old is yours n how long it been running????? Real quiet?

 

[scruggyj]

I upgraded to the 180 back I'm February. So about 5 months old now. The pump is quite. I have had this pump for about a year.