I have a 150 gallon glass tank that i am going to use either a hangon overflow(at least a 1200gph) or i may attempt to drill and use a overflow box around the fittings(probably two) near the top of the back of the tank, depending on if i can get over the fear of trying to drill it. I am going to be using a rubbermaid 100 gallon plastic stock tank for a sump with live and base rock(which should become live within a short time) and possibly a 55 gallon glass tank for a refugium. I bought a Iwaki md-40rxt which is supposedly according to the seller a 1300 gph at 4 head ft. I will have at least 8 to 10 head feet at minimum. Should i use that pump for feeding the water from the refugium to the sump(or should i go the other way and go from the larger sump to the refugium and then back to the tank?) Or would this pump be okay for running the water back to the main tank? I plan to use some Hydor Koralia number 4's in the main tank for extra flow.
I could get a Reeflo Hammerhead pump for the return back to the tank. The flow on this pump is 5500 gph at 4 feet of head. Looking at a chart on Marinedepot.com it looks like it would put out about 4500 gph at 10 head feet. Is this too much flow for what i am doing?? Would it overflow my main tank due to this much flow? I am not sure what to do. What is the reliability of the Reeflo hammerhead(or other pumps by reeflo)? I have read they are reliable and very quiet. But again, i don't want to over do it and flood the main tank due to too much water being pumped back into the tank.
Please help anyone.......
I could get a Reeflo Hammerhead pump for the return back to the tank. The flow on this pump is 5500 gph at 4 feet of head. Looking at a chart on Marinedepot.com it looks like it would put out about 4500 gph at 10 head feet. Is this too much flow for what i am doing?? Would it overflow my main tank due to this much flow? I am not sure what to do. What is the reliability of the Reeflo hammerhead(or other pumps by reeflo)? I have read they are reliable and very quiet. But again, i don't want to over do it and flood the main tank due to too much water being pumped back into the tank.
Please help anyone.......