I'm working on a 60 x 30 x 20 tank build (~150 gallons) w/ a 50 gallon Rubbermaid stock tank sump. I estimate it'll be around 150-160 gallons once rock and substrate are in it. My plan is to use 1.5" drains and 1" return lines. I want a pump that will feed a manifold in the configuration below. I'd like to avoid using two pumps so I have some space in the sump for frags.
I don't particularly care about high flow back to the tank and I'm fine with 3-5x turnover, but I do want to be able to use the pump to pump water out into the sewer line via pipe I plumbed up the wall to the ceiling and across the room. It's probably 5-6 feet of head height since the sump is elevated off the floor and maybe 10 feet horizontally.
I'm currently looking at the Jebao MDP pumps on Amazon. They seem to have good reviews and I've had no issues with the Jebao DCP-5000 on my mixing station aside from the sparks when plugging in the cables (which I never unplug anyway). I'm hoping the MDP pump that is resolved since it uses screw in watertight connectors.
Can you recommend which size you'd go with for this application? Size and price isn't much of a difference for my application.
- Pump
- T->Return Nozzle 1
- T->40 Watt UV
- ->Return Nozzle 2
- T->GFO Reactor
- -.Sump
- T->Ozone Reactor
- ->Carbon Reactor
- ->Sump
- ->Carbon Reactor
- X->Sewer discharge Line
I don't particularly care about high flow back to the tank and I'm fine with 3-5x turnover, but I do want to be able to use the pump to pump water out into the sewer line via pipe I plumbed up the wall to the ceiling and across the room. It's probably 5-6 feet of head height since the sump is elevated off the floor and maybe 10 feet horizontally.
I'm currently looking at the Jebao MDP pumps on Amazon. They seem to have good reviews and I've had no issues with the Jebao DCP-5000 on my mixing station aside from the sparks when plugging in the cables (which I never unplug anyway). I'm hoping the MDP pump that is resolved since it uses screw in watertight connectors.
Can you recommend which size you'd go with for this application? Size and price isn't much of a difference for my application.
- MDP-13000 3,566 gallons/hr $169.99
- MDP-15000 3,962 gallons/hr $209.99
- MDP-20000 5,283 gallons/hr $249.99