I’m in the process of building a 120 gallon reef tank and want to know how much GPH I should be targeting to move with my return pump. My tank is a 120 gallon dual over flow. With two 3/4 return lines and 2 1 inch drain lines.
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Sicce 3.0 or 4.0 should workI’m in the process of building a 120 gallon reef tank and want to know how much GPH I should be targeting to move with my return pump. My tank is a 120 gallon dual over flow. With two 3/4 return lines and 2 1 inch drain lines.
That depends on where the sump isSicce 3.0 or 4.0 should work
Sump is right below tank based on descriptionThat depends on where the sump is
Oh, not sure how you got that. My sump is below my tank too, about 14 ftSump is right below tank based on description
Read his description on plumbingOh, not sure how you got that. My sump is below my tank too, about 14 ft
Yes, you should.Read his description on plumbing
Yup. If noise is a concern DC at 50-75% is worth every pennyi would go with an oversized dc pump and run it about 1/2 to 3/4 speed. Just sounds way better too me than my old sicce 2.0 did and pushes more water if i need
Sump is right behind the wall below the tankThat depends on where the sump is
Looks like you need a submersible pump then, and you are probably only losing a couple hundred gph from head, although that's a lot of 90 degree elbows. I would go with the ol' reliable Eheim 1262. Lots of options though, again depending on if you want AC or DC, budget, etc.Progress so far