I have a 150gal salt water with side sump. I only have a couple clowns an anemone and a snowflake eel. I need help getting water into my sump at a faster rate. I don’t want to use two pumps and water does flow from the aquarium to the sump but it is slow and I can’t get the return pump to match the flow perfectly and need to keep adjusting it. I ordered a 1045gbh pump that’s half the size of my current pump and that will help with return flow but how do I get my water from the tank to the sump faster? Is it better to use a larger hose or add an additional overflow box that hangs of the back and automatically drains onto the sump when the water is at the right level? I am new to the hobby and have run this funky current system for 1 year with minimal issues.
Side sump assistance.
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It might be helpful to post a picture of the tank and sump.
In a normal set up a bigger pump will force more water into the tank from the sump. However you maybe restricted because the overflow can only handle so much flow.
In a normal set up a bigger pump will force more water into the tank from the sump. However you maybe restricted because the overflow can only handle so much flow.
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