i can not decide on a return pump.. any suggestion??

hi everyone,, i can not decide on what kind, and size of a return pump to get.. my tank is about full and i need to get my pump to finish. it is a 240 gal. tank with a sump that is about 40gal , i think.. i have researched a few diffrent ones and cant decide..i dont have any exp. with return pumps and i kind of want peoples opinions on pumps they like.. i have heard to keep it to about ten times tank turn over, is that a good idea?? thanks for your help

 

well first off you have to take in to consideration height from sump to tank for return rate once you figure that out you want atleast 10x the flow rate many people recommend higher i have heard 20x before but im positive you would be fine with 10x. i like the gen-x. you also have quiet one eheim and maxi-jet. all have been reviewed as good return pumps. best thing to do is compare and find out what will work best for you. also read reviews on each you might just read something that has happened to another person and it might steer you away from that pump. best of luck hope i helped

 

ya i forgot that part, the pump will be right next to the DT . it has to go up about 5 foot or so

 

Im a big fan of danner mag-drives. I tried a lesser quality pump and it died after a month or two, my mag 9.5 has been running constantly since no issue! Pay for quality.

 

Rio High Flow are good IME. You would want a pump that runs at 400gph at 5 ft head. That would be 10X the volume of the sump. That rate will keep microbubbles from getting to the tank.

 

so i want 10 times the sump vol.??i was thinking it was ten times the DT. if thats the case it might not cost as much as i thought to get it all the way up and running

 

There is a big difference between turnover in your DT and turnover through your sump and fuge.

10x per hour in your DT via powerheads.

3x per hour through your sump/fuge via the return pump.

Eheim pumps run silent and get great user reviews.

 

+1 Testify my brother.;D

 

Yes sorry not clear on that post before. It is 10 times the volume of the Display.

 

I recently did some research and the RIO and Mag Drive were both great pumps.