Will My Sump Be Powerful Enough?

aldiaz33

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Reeflo Hammerhead?

What type of head pressure will your system have? Unless you are going to locate the sump in a basement and your tank 20' above it (upstairs) or you are running a sand filter this pump is going to be crazy overkill for a 180G.

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David R

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To (mis)quote an old saying; it's not the size of the sump, it's the amount of media in it that counts! ;)
 

MikeGuerra

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im actually going to have it rite under my tank the guy i got it from had it set up like that and set it worked so good......i thought you could never have enough filtration should i sell the hammer head and get a smaller water pump?
 

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im actually going to have it rite under my tank the guy i got it from had it set up like that and set it worked so good......i thought you could never have enough filtration should i sell the hammer head and get a smaller water pump?
I guess it depends on the fish you intend to go with, but 5500gph is an INSANE amount of flow to have in a 6' tank.
 

David R

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i thought you could never have enough filtration should i sell the hammer head and get a smaller water pump?
Flow doesn't equal filtration. ;)
 

MikeGuerra

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Flow doesn't equal filtration. ;)
so in your opinion should i get a smaller pump? the sump is a 90 gallon with 5 different chambers just depends] on what media i want to get the guy had it set up for salt water so i am going to get all new media,,,,,,,,and also what media shoud i get? sorry for all the questons but i never dealt with a sump filtration set up before just looking for it to be set up the best it can be........thanks guys
 
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