kdogg85
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I am helping one of my friends set up a 125g tank. He asked me about an overflkow because he wants a sump and fuge like mine. His tank is not drilled and he purchased a 1600gph overflow. He has a 55g for a sump and a 30g for a fuge. I drilled a 2.5'' hole in the sump and fuge and have them connected(sump level gets to around 75%, then dumps to the fuge and then back to the main tank. My question is, what sized pump should I use? I want to ask because I was thinking with 49'' of head(the distance from where the pump is to the top of the dt) should he get a pump bigger than the overflow with a tee and valve in the return pipe to equalize flow or a smaller pump and let the water rise and drop?