30 gallon sump

[Red44]

Hi Ill be upgrading from 72 gallon to 135 gallon and was wondering if I could use the same 30 gallon sump and return pump 4500 marineland

 

[crister13]

What's the return rated for?

 

[Red44]

What's the return rated for?

It says it pumps 600 gph at 4 feet but it doesn't say what it's rated for

 

[AquaRick]

The rate being asked for is the gph at the proper headloss which you gave.

You'll be fine with that pump on your larger tank. I like a low flow in my sump; generally 2-5x my DT. This gives your skimmer more time to do it's work and makes for a more efficient process.

Do you have a reef tank? If you have a reef, you're going to need more flow in your DT. You can do this with power heads etc.

 

[Red44]

The rate being asked for is the gph at the proper headloss which you gave.

You'll be fine with that pump on your larger tank. I like a low flow in my sump; generally 2-5x my DT. This gives your skimmer more time to do it's work and makes for a more efficient process.

Do you have a reef tank? If you have a reef, you're going to need more flow in your DT. You can do this with power heads etc.

Thanks yes I have a reef tank I'll get some bigger powerheads