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Eel Freak
07/05/2010, 06:20 PM
If you had a pair of 180g (6'x2'x2') tanks plumbed to a central sump, what return pump would you use? Reeflo Manta Ray? Two Barracudas? Looking for some additional thought here... Thanks!

RokleM
07/06/2010, 08:20 AM
Vertical/horizontal head from your sump to the tanks?

Eel Freak
07/06/2010, 11:34 AM
The stands will be 42" high I think (haven't been built yet...) so somewhere around 66" of vertical head and horizontal would be 6' max since the tanks are 6'.

outy
07/06/2010, 11:51 AM
1 pump that would do 1000gph with 1" x 1" input/output would be more then enough.

you dont need a ton of flow going through the sump.

even a mag 12-18 would work for both.

I have a mag 9.5 in my basement feeding my 100g with 8-9' head and its perfect