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Armand9601 · 06/23/2018, 07:43 AM

Looking to set up a 120g tank with a Trigger 36 sump, any idea what size pump (GPH range) I should use? I’m thinking of upgrading to a DC for the controllability but wondering if I’ll then be sacrificing reliability.

Any advice / insight is greatly appreciated.

mcgyvr · 06/23/2018, 08:32 AM

One rated to push 3 to 10x display tank after the approximate head loss for your specific application

billdogg · 06/23/2018, 09:10 AM

I use a eheim 1262 as the return for my 120DT. If ever there were a "tried and true" pump for this hobby, the eheim is it. Although this one is only 6 years old, I have another that is running my FT that is over 30 years old and still going strong. I fully expect that the new one will last at least as long.

reefling · 06/23/2018, 01:29 PM

Eheim and magdrive are the way to go. Mag 10 is what I had on my 125g.

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thegrun · 06/24/2018, 08:13 PM

I also run an Eheim 1262 on my 120, a great pump.

scooter31707 · 06/25/2018, 09:03 AM

Check out the Simplicity pumps. Durable, powerful, and does not break the bank. and controllable.

sik_z33 · 06/25/2018, 10:08 AM

The answer is always Eheim!
I use an eheim 1250 that has been running non stop since 2012 in my 75 gallon reef and a 1262 on my 180 gallon reef that has been up for 6 months.

06/23/2018, 07:43 AM	#1
Armand9601 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 165	Return Pump Recommendation Looking to set up a 120g tank with a Trigger 36 sump, any idea what size pump (GPH range) I should use? I’m thinking of upgrading to a DC for the controllability but wondering if I’ll then be sacrificing reliability. Any advice / insight is greatly appreciated.

06/23/2018, 08:32 AM	#2
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	One rated to push 3 to 10x display tank after the approximate head loss for your specific application __________________ Who me?

06/23/2018, 09:10 AM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	I use a eheim 1262 as the return for my 120DT. If ever there were a "tried and true" pump for this hobby, the eheim is it. Although this one is only 6 years old, I have another that is running my FT that is over 30 years old and still going strong. I fully expect that the new one will last at least as long. __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

06/23/2018, 01:29 PM	#4
reefling Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 153	Eheim and magdrive are the way to go. Mag 10 is what I had on my 125g. Sent from my XT1710-02 using Tapatalk

06/24/2018, 08:13 PM	#5
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I also run an Eheim 1262 on my 120, a great pump.

06/25/2018, 09:03 AM	#6
scooter31707 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Virginia Posts: 4,971	Check out the Simplicity pumps. Durable, powerful, and does not break the bank. and controllable.

06/25/2018, 10:08 AM	#7
sik_z33 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Boynton Beach, FL Posts: 48	The answer is always Eheim! I use an eheim 1250 that has been running non stop since 2012 in my 75 gallon reef and a 1262 on my 180 gallon reef that has been up for 6 months.