return pump flow

[lockrookie]

i think thse may be too much flow for me and both those pumps are external i wont have room for that and i prefer internal pumps. but thank you for your replies

as well i think what im curious about is what would be an ideal turn over rate. if i go with the quietone 6000 i think it will turn over 7 times in an hour.

[lockrookie]

i think i found my answer here

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...ight=flow+rate

[RuGlu6]

IMO it is not that much important how much flow you have from the sump to a display tank, as log as there enough flow to keep your "U" pipe clear from air bubbles if you have overflow box that is , it is way more important how much internal flow you have inside your display tank. To keep debris suspended and delivered to your skimmer via overflow.
So as long as you are delivering enough water for your filtration equipment that is all that you need in terms of return flow.
Internal flow inside your display tank is what matters most and that is what most pple have not enough of.

[lockrookie]

this is true i willbe having an internaoverflow so no overflowbox for me ever again.. they work well but fuggin uggly to look at it bothers me. for nowi will have to have a few koraliasin the tank for internal flow but will have a closed loop setup in place for future hidden flow for that a bigger pump will be required.

i was just more so thinking turn over verses skimmer capabilities and sump flow/ microbubble reduction at this time i dont want to overflow that part of the system or under flow. so for now ill go with a quietone 6000 for that part of the job. it will give me just under 1400 gph at 4 ft head

[e46er]

All my post was ment to say was get a big enough return pump to run reactors off so u don't also have 2-3 maxijets also running