GPH for 220 gallon

  • We are currently upgrading MFK. thanks! -neo
Depends on the bio load of the tank. It also depends on how much head loss you get from your plumbing. You should be able to find a chart for your pump and be able to calculate your actual gph. If there is not much loss you should be able to have an average bio load with no problems. I have always been told to have a turnover rate of 7 to 10 times an hour for monster tanks. So if you are going to have some monsters in there, you might want to upgrade.
 
the sizes range from 2" to 12", and theres aproximtely 15-25? this wood only be temporarly, until i would add a large 500 GPH+ canister..
 
That's a pretty big bio load. Just make sure you keep up on the maintenance and test the water regularly to make sure everything is alright.
 
If you're going straight up without too many bends you'll have around 5 or 6 feet of head so roughly you'll be a real world 1100-1200 gph or around 5x turnover per hour. With good maintenance it's doable but I prefer a little more with messy fish like cichlids and plecos. But it's probably enough......

I run a pair of q16000's on my 300 for right at 7x per hour and my tank tends to stay very clean, but most of my fish will at least double or triple in size a maturity
 
I ran my 220 ran for a long time with 4x turn over but I did have to ad in tank circulation with power heads. I had four 8" bala sharks and five 6-8 cichlids, and a 6" rainbow shark.
 
do you guys have any reccomendations on return pumps, that won't break the bank..
 
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