Sump for 300 gallon tank

[Sloanhaus]

I have a refugium on my 220 and am now upgrading to a 300. The sump is 36 inches long (30 gallon) and has 3 (4 inch) socks. I also have two mp60'sfor flow. Is this sump large enough.

Thanks

Sloan

 

[fort384]

Certainly. The larger the better, but so long as it will house your equipment, it is big enough.

Unless you plan on making a refugium... then it is probably on the small side to be effective for a 300gal tank.

 

[Sloanhaus]

My skimmer is rated for 1056 gph, is that adequate for a 300 gallon aquarium?

 

[mr_X]

What make and model is it? What pump is on it?

 

[fort384]

should be. What kind of skimmer is it? The type of skimmer matters in addition to GPH. Sounds pretty large though so it is probably adequate.

 

[Sloanhaus]

This is it, I will see if I can find a better picture online.

 

[mr_X]

It looks like it might be an old Euro-Reef. Does it have a name on top of the lid? If that's a 30 gallon wet/dry turned into a sump/refugium, I think that skimmer is a bit small for 300 gallons.

 

[fort384]

Hard to tell scale from the photo for sure, but it seems like a 1056 GPH pump would be way oversized for that size skimmer.

 

[Sloanhaus]

It says Spears on the PVC pipes. Here is a picture of the lid.

 

[Keithhjs]

Spears is the maker of the PVC not the skimmer brand

 

[Sloanhaus]

It's 25 inches tall if that helps?

 

[Sloanhaus]

With all the research I have done, I believe it to be a euro reef RS 250 with an Eco 1056 pump. I don't think this is going to handle my 300.

 

[Sloanhaus]

I meant RS180

 

[fort384]

Agreed. Realistically you would need about 2 of these to keep up with a normally stocked 300g. The 1056 is not GPH, as I am sure you have surmised.