Anybody have any good wet/dry videos/diagrams? What size pump?

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viboy

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I will be building a 45 gallon sump for my 125 in the next month. Does anyone have a good link for building a wet/dry specifically for freshwater. Does anyone know what size pump I should be using? The 125 is predrilled with 2 overflows. Lift with cabinet will be about 4-5 feet. I was thinking of using a small sump pump that I have laying around. I will have to check the output but I believe it is rated at about 1100 gph. Would this be too much?
 

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the size of your return pump depends on the flow rate of your over flows. say your over flows drained 1000 gallons per hour you sure wouldnt use a return pump doing 1500 gallons per hour or else a flood will happen.
 

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What size are the over flows? That will determine alot

I have a thread in DIY that shows some basic shots of my sump. As well as pump and flow rates. 40g sump on 120 tank.

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