Wattage or percentage on controller for pump flow?

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What do you all think is more accurate it trying to estimate flow rate from a DC pump?

My flow chart shows about 2000GPH at 6ft head pressure on an 85W rated pump.

I have it set to 30% on my pump controller and the output is showing 39W on Apex.

What is more likely the flow rate, the 30% setting on the pump controller implying about 600GPH? Or the 39W implying about 900GPH?

Anyone with a flow meter on Apex want to test it out with their DC pump?
 
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its going to be different for everyone depending on their plumbing
I’m speaking in terms of after plumbing head pressure is calculated - ie we know what max flow is at 100% with plumbing.

Also to keep it as simple as possible, let’s just assume 6ft height of return line with zero turns/elbow (and the measured max flow is 2000gph).
 

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question.
return pump
have a jebao 15000 \105watts\max head 7m
have approx 15.5ft head presure(sump in basement)
giving me approx 660gph
external cpr-1oo overflow
max 900pph
question is im only running my return at 55 watts so Im assuming that gives me approx 330gph,and Im using a durso to reduce the gurgling noise,wouldn't increasing my wattage would that make it worse?

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