Wet/Dry Pump Recommendations for a 240G
- Thread starter Deepsouth
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Deepsouth;3018313; said:
Go with the 1262 with 1" returns. I use 2-1262s on my 240. It works fine with discus. If I wanted a high turnover rate, I would go bigger though.
Well I'm a bit worried, because I have one center overflow. I dont think it would provide the same ammount of water as two corner overflows.
maybe its just me but I look at the power and GPH rating of the bigger pumps and I am thinking of going with 2 mid range 6-700 GPH pumps than 1 big one. The Watts the big pumps use is insane and I don't want my power bill shooting up again.
Somehow I missed that you have only one overflow. That seems a bit unusual on a tank that size. Hopefully it's drilled for a 1 1/2" bulkhead. That way you could use the 1 1/2" bulkhead and drain pipe, and use one larger, oversize pump, with returns split into 2- 1" returns, and control it with a ball valve. That would be the way to go.
hillbilly;3071499; said:
I actually have one larger center overflow. It has 2 x 1" bulkhead intakes and the outgoing is 2 x 3/4".
Get the trusty die grinder out..... You should modify the overflow....
Can you get a pic looking down into the overflow?
I have 3 big acrylic tanks and have had to modd every one of them. I wish typical hobbyists saw eye to eye with MFKers on the subject of filtration.
Can you get a pic looking down into the overflow?
I have 3 big acrylic tanks and have had to modd every one of them. I wish typical hobbyists saw eye to eye with MFKers on the subject of filtration.
