Question about building sump
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Yea, you don't need low water level in the sump to have a drip. Just make the little standpipe whatever length you want the water level to be in the sump.
Well....the tank is 110 gallons. You want 8-10 times overflow if you plan to have moderate stock (CA cichlids, Pleco's). So you want the pump/pumps to output 800-1000 GPH. So get a pump that'll do that--Laguna makes a Max-Flo that does 600, 960, and 1350.
Doesn't have to be Laguna. There's LOTS of aquarium pumps that'll fit the bill. Price 'em and get the best value. Eheim makes good submersible pumps. Lots of choices out there for this size pump.
Doesn't have to be Laguna. There's LOTS of aquarium pumps that'll fit the bill. Price 'em and get the best value. Eheim makes good submersible pumps. Lots of choices out there for this size pump.
You could look into some of the dc pumps like waveline, deepwater aquatics, or jeboa. There are some active discussions on them.
Im thinking of getting the jebao dct12000 or the waveline dc10000II
Im thinking of getting the jebao dct12000 or the waveline dc10000II
Drain size ALWAYS matters. You have to size your pump to the amount of water the drain (s) can drain. If not, you'll flood the tank. So what size drains do you have? Is that two quarter inch drains, or is that a single 2 inch drain? What does "XD" mean?
XD is just a happy face sideways and my main drain is 2 1/4" and my emergency drain is 1.5" i think i have to double check when i get home
