what kind of fuge pump sould i get???

im trying to decide on a pump for my fuge. its a 5 gal fuge. i havent decided on a return line to the tank help with that would be apreciated as well. my rough estimates are 3-4 feet of tubing between tanks and only about a foot higher. and i could use something cheap if its possible.

 

That depends on what your planning on growing in your fuge. Most macros like pretty slow flow. Chaeto like faster flow. I would go with chaeto and get about a 100 gph pump that you can tune with a ball valve.

 

split your drain from the main tank to run the sump and fuge together

 

no sump ill be using cheato and id like to grow me some pods aswell ...what size line for the gravity feed from the fuge to the tank?

 

The return pump u get depends on what kind of overflow u have and how much it can do. Worse case u get a pump that does double of what the overflow does, u can always tune it down with a ball valve....the return line is usally 3/4" on most setups i seen. Petco has a water pump that does about 250 GPH and cost around $19.99 and which is 3/4"

GL
-tony

 

can i run a fuge with out an over flow? as long as the return end of the fuge is higher then the dt by lik 2 incesh it sould be ok no worries if the power goes out correct?