Durso standpipe

[madstyle1]

Hey guys just a quick question if my drain is 1 1/2 at what rate should my return pump should be gph wise? Thanks

 

[Mebbid]

It depends.

What size sump is this?
How is the sump set up?
What kind of tank is this for?

 

[madstyle1]

Im looking into the eshopps rs-100 or aqueon model 2 havent decided how its gonna look but its going on an 70 gallon tall tank.

 

[Mebbid]

Im looking into the eshopps rs-100 or aqueon model 2 havent decided how its gonna look but its going on an 70 gallon tall tank.

Whew! that's a bit overpriced. I would suggest going this route instead

I am assuming this is a salt water tank correct?

In short, if you're doing a refugium you will want to look at 10x - 20x the refugium volume per hour in flow. So the pump requirement will depend on the height of the aquarium because the flow will decrease as the height increases. I would suggest a Mag drive.

I would check here. It even offers a chart to figure out the flow rate.

Danner Supreme Mag-Drive Aquarium Water Pump/Powerhead

 

[madstyle1]

I thought about trying a DIY but I feel like Im gonna mess up and do it wrong lol.. I guess I can always give it a shot.

 

[Mebbid]

I thought about trying a DIY but I feel like Im gonna mess up and do it wrong lol.. I guess I can always give it a shot.

7: Why you will fail... from The king of DIY on podbay

There's really not much that can go wrong. It's just siliconing glass in place. I used an empty 10g with no baffles as a sump for over a year and it worked great.

 

[madstyle1]

Ok I'll give it a shot. I'll get a 20 gallon long

 

[madstyle1]

I just spray painted my pvc pipes black semi gloss are they safe under water? If not I'll cleaned out before starting it