Hi first time poster long time lurker (and admirer of the aquariums on here). Well the time has finally come and I purchased a 75g aquarium off craigslist, which is a sizable upgrade from my previous largest aquarium of 29g.
The aquarium I purchased is pre-plumbed by the previous owner. It has two tall return pipes and two short angled outflow pipes. The two return pumps are joined under the stand and the two outflow pipes are separated under the stand. The issue I'm having is with the pump. This is my first time using a sump as a filter and it isn't giving the power I was thinking it would. I'm not sure if it's enough to circulate the tank once it's set up.
I purchased a 620 gph pump from harbor freight. When I filled the aquarium and plugged in the pump there was minimal pressure coming out of the short angled outflow. The return line going into the sump looked like it had a good bit of water running through it where the two lines join into one line before the sump. So my question is would it be normal for the split line outflow to feel weak because it's being split into two pipes? Or am I losing power due to the gravity pulling all the water into the tank onto the pipes that lead to the pump?
Here are the pictures to show you my set up:
I could not be more excited to get this up and running and greatly appreciate the help.
The aquarium I purchased is pre-plumbed by the previous owner. It has two tall return pipes and two short angled outflow pipes. The two return pumps are joined under the stand and the two outflow pipes are separated under the stand. The issue I'm having is with the pump. This is my first time using a sump as a filter and it isn't giving the power I was thinking it would. I'm not sure if it's enough to circulate the tank once it's set up.
I purchased a 620 gph pump from harbor freight. When I filled the aquarium and plugged in the pump there was minimal pressure coming out of the short angled outflow. The return line going into the sump looked like it had a good bit of water running through it where the two lines join into one line before the sump. So my question is would it be normal for the split line outflow to feel weak because it's being split into two pipes? Or am I losing power due to the gravity pulling all the water into the tank onto the pipes that lead to the pump?
Here are the pictures to show you my set up:
I could not be more excited to get this up and running and greatly appreciate the help.
