Is 1000 gph return to much for a 50 g mixed reef?

[IansAquatics]

To make a long story short, broke down my 125 and an now setting up my 50. I still have 2 of my return pumps rated 1050 gph left over and I'm really not wanting to spend more money on new pumps. Plan is mixed reef just wondering if this would be to much flow. Although it would Be restricted some by a check valve.

 

[JamesHolt]

If your return will handle it, you should be ok..

 

[IansAquatics]

The whole return is plumbed just as on the 125. 1 in and lockline.

 

[JamesHolt]

The return to the sump is what I meant..

 

[IansAquatics]

The return to the sump is an eshopps I think of 800 it's a daul setup

 

[anthonys51]

should be fine. its only 1050 gph, i dont think your sump drain wouldn't be able to handle that. but can always test it, if it doesn't work then buy the new pump.

 

[Sk8r]

I ran a 950 gph on my 52 and no problems. Again, if the return handles it, no difficulty.

 

[Reef Dude]

This would probably be fine as long as the returns can handle it, but you could always put a valve on the return line to dial back the flow to your liking too.

 

[Sk8r]

Let's be super-clear: the valve is safe to put on the hose FROM the pump TO the tank: it only adds a little 'head' pressure, and will never cause a flood. Never valve a drain line---that clogging is disastersville!

 

[Reef Dude]

Let's be super-clear: the valve is safe to put on the hose FROM the pump TO the tank: it only adds a little 'head' pressure, and will never cause a flood. Never valve a drain line---that clogging is disastersville!

Yeah, sorry my post may have been unclear. Definitely don't put a valve on the drain line that's goes from the tank to the sump (unless you're running a bean animal return, which I don't think you are). Like mentioned above, put a valve to restrict the flow from the return pump to the tank if you wish to cut back the flow.

 

[Reefer40b]

Yeah, sorry my post may have been unclear. Definitely don't put a valve on the drain line that's goes from the tank to the sump (unless you're running a bean animal return, which I don't think you are). Like mentioned above, put a valve to restrict the flow from the return pump to the tank if you wish to cut back the flow.

Yea just put a valve if too much, but I doubt that it will be. Im running a DCT-6000 rated 1585 GPH(which I doubt that is a real number) at 90%(DC pump) on a 40 breeder.

 

[matthemmings]

Plus worth bearing in mind that whilst rated for 1050gph, once you take into account head loss and pipe bends you're probably reducing that a fair bit anyway

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[sde1500]

Is 1000 gph return to much for a 50 g mixed reef?

I can tell you if that's the HOB eshopps pf-800 I have it and it's not capable of 800 gosh. I have to throttle back return which was 600 gph I think.

 

[Ou8me2]

Im running a DCT-6000 rated 1585 GPH(which I doubt that is a real number) at 90%(DC pump) on a 40 breeder.

Head pressure of your plumbing setup is what determines how the pump will perform and what gph you actually are getting. I actually run a DCT 4000 which is about 500gph less than a DCT600 and I run it at 60% and have lots of flow in my tank just from the return. It's enough flow coming out I can just run just the return for low/medium flow corals.