Over Flow Rate?

Discussion in 'Filters, Pumps, etc..' started by Regf, Feb 6, 2011.

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  1. Regf

    Regf Coral Banded Shrimp

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    If i have a 75g tank, and plan on having a 20g sump, how many gph should my over flow tank in?
     
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  2. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    About 200 gph through the skimmer area, plus 2-3x the volume of the fuge if any.
     
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  3. Regf

    Regf Coral Banded Shrimp

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    so amount of water in the in the fuge should be 2-3x higher or greater then the water in the sump? and slower flow into the fuge right?
     
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  4. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Here's it. IF the skimmer + return is 8g and the fuge is 2g, you want your return doing ~85gph, with 80gph going from the overflow to the skimmer and the rest going to the fuge.
     
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