Too much pump?
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Too much pump?
I'm thinking about adding a Reeflo Snapper Hybrid to my 300gal tall clown loach tank. It will be pumping 4.5' from the bottom my cabinet to a 1.5" return line. According to manufacturer specs the pump is good for about 1850gph at 4' head. Is this too much? I can always throttle it down with a ball valve. My goal is to pick an external pump that will last and that I can use on my next monster tank. In the future, could I connect this pump to a manifold that feeds under gravel jets?
300gal: 15 Clowns, 5 Kubotai, 4 Peacock Eel, 1 Red Tailed Black Shark, 6 Tiger Barbs, 9 Rasbora heteramorpha
29g Planted: Yearling Eastern Painted Turtle
29g and 75g: For Sale
29g Planted: Yearling Eastern Painted Turtle
29g and 75g: For Sale
- Keith Wolcott
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What brand of pumps are you using?Keith Wolcott wrote:My 300 gallon tank has four pumps that each pump 3500 gph and I would call that minimal flow.
300gal: 15 Clowns, 5 Kubotai, 4 Peacock Eel, 1 Red Tailed Black Shark, 6 Tiger Barbs, 9 Rasbora heteramorpha
29g Planted: Yearling Eastern Painted Turtle
29g and 75g: For Sale
29g Planted: Yearling Eastern Painted Turtle
29g and 75g: For Sale
- Keith Wolcott
- Posts: 720
- Joined: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:49 pm
- Location: Charleston, Illinois USA
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