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Originally Posted by boba40  allright,i bought my eshopps advance series sump with refugium today and i also bought a mag drive pump model 9.5-950gph.the lfs told me a 1200 gph would probably be a little overkill.
depending on sump placement,with the pump inline with intake on the tank bottom i have about a 4 foot 6 inch run to the top of spray head,but this gives me a two foot long run from bottom of tank to the inlet side of sump.
if i turn sump around it increases the distance between the pump and sprayhead another two feet and puts the tank drain line directly under the tank drain.
what configuration would be best and is the pump going to be adequate? |
This is a very easy question to answer but raises more questions about your understanding on how to plumb your tank correctly so it works to its full effectiveness. To answer your question the pump to tank input/inlet piping should always be minimized before the drain to minimize the head pressure that slows down the water that flows into your tank from the pump. The drain piping can be as long as required and even be plumbed horizontally as long as the pipe diameter is sufficient.
I have to ask some questions just to make sure the LFS guys sold you stuff that will work correctly. What size tank do you have? What is the diameter of the hole(s) for the drains to the sump? Then I can tell you i the pump is the correct velocity.
Hope you figure it out!