Choosing a new sump pump

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Polypterus
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Oct 26, 2012
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Hey everyone, so I was looking into getting a new sump pump for my 30 gallon sump used with my 125 gallon tall.

Im not sure what my turn over rate is because I baught my setup used. I assume its 6-7x turnover though. I was wondering could I plug in a new--lets say--1300 GPH pump and everything work fine?

I know that is going to be pushing alot more water through the trickle part of the sump and wouldnt want to overpower that or have it leak.

Still pretty ignorant when it comes to filtration so any advice is appreciated.

Thanks in advance.
 
Is there a way to calculate how much my overflows can handle in conjunction with my return pump?
 
Awesome. Thanks for the replies.
 
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