Sump for 270 gallon tank

[djnelson00]

Hey Everybody,
I am new to reef central and am hoping I am posting in the right forum. I have a few questions regarding a sump for the 270 gallon (72"x36"x24") acrylic tank I am planning on building.

What do you guys think would be a good size sump for this tank? I plan on having a sump/fuge combo.

What should be the flow through the sump? I have seen several different ideas that flow should be low and others say it should be high. What do you think?

Thanks in advance.

 

[bigfish14]

The bigger the sump, the better. It adds water volume to help with stability in parameters and gives you more room to place your equipment. I believe the common flow through sumps is 3-5x the display tank volume. You want to give the equipment time to filter the water