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Discussion in 'Aquarium Equipment & Decor' started by jonny123, Jun 11, 2010.

  1. jonny123

    jonny123 Thread Starter New Member

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    i have a 90 gal salt tank with drilled overflow .sump is a 20 gal fish tank. my ? is what size pump doess it need to pump water back up to tank the pump i have no markings at all clueless
     
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    That's a pretty small sump for a 90 gallon tank. You should be using about a 1000 GPH pump but I'm not sure how you have it setup and whether a 1000 GPH will work with the 20 gallon tank.
     
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    jonny123 Thread Starter New Member

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    it came with the tank maybe biger but they had it fill 1/2 way up with the skimer heater sand filter so on in it . i used plixie egg crate light stuff about one foot by one foot space for bio balls. i have lots lots of water movement put in like 2 doz feeder fish they swim fine. was thinking of geting a smaler pump or may put a vavle on the pump going out ? to slow it down a bit its for frashwater fish
     
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    Yeah, if you put a ball valve on there you can adjust the flow.
     
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    yeah but wont that be bad for the pump or its ok and if i buy a new one id want 1000 GPH? seems alot lol i wanna keep a spare on hand just incase lol
     
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    Every sump setup I've seen has always had ball valves on their pump intake or outtakes. I've never used a sump though so I can't speak from experience.
     
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    you have a salt tank no sump or refugen ?
     
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    I don't have a saltwater tank now but have had several in the past, none of which used sumps/fuges.
     
    Anthony, Jun 11, 2010
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