return pump for my 300 gallon tank advice

[zaireguy]

Hi
well I want to add a return pump to my xmas list for my wife.It needs to handle around 12 to 14 feet of head to go from my sump in the basement back up to the main tank


any advice?I am replacing a mag 36 I got with the set up
thanks
Ron

 

[rxinc]

I recently asked the same question.

I setting up a 225gal tank 14 ft. above my basement sump and everybody seems to rec. the panworld 150ps or 200ps. I am going to order one of them from premium aquatics tomorrow.

At 14ft the 150 = about 800gph (at 180 watts) and the 200 = 1200 gph (at 290 watts).

Seems like everyone rec.'s 3-5 tank volume thru the sump so for me the 150ps should work, and save a little on electricity.

 

[jjjimmy]

I went a bit overboard when getting a pump for my 180 with all equipment in the basement. I bought the Sequence Manta Ray. It is a 3/4 hp pressure rated pump. However on the other side of the coin, it is the only pump that I am running. It is enough pump to run my return, chiller, Bullet 3 skimmer and everything else with some to spare.