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I’m in the process of building a 10 gallon (well 7-8 g in a 10 g tank) under my 50 gallon tank. Wondering what gph for the return pump would you suggest? Thank you.
 
3-6x your tank volume. If possible, running 2 smaller pumps that add up to the desired GPH would be good.
 

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