Mag Drive 18 for my 60g tank too much?

[xenon]

I bought a mag 18 today for my 30g sump to my 60g tank. Is it too much flow?

I was hoping its enough flow to eliminate my two maxijet 1200's.

This will pump water up 6ft then go thru a scwd wavemaker, then to my tank.

[mike536]

there was too much flow when I used a mag 7 going up 4 feet in a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump. Might be a little too much. But then again the sqid will take allot too. ?? I guess the best way to find out is to try it.

[liv]

yes.. the squid will take alot of power..
you can also just throttle it using a valve.

i think you should seperate both process.

so have some kind of recirculation or pumps for circulation
and have a different pump for the sump.

[Ricepicker]

you could Tee it to a skimmer, that'll reduce the flow significantly, and u wouldnt need to put a pump on the skimmer

[xenon]

you could Tee it to a skimmer, that'll reduce the flow significantly, and u wouldnt need to put a pump on the skimmer

Interesting idea. hyeah:

I was thinking about putting a valve and I could control the flow that way. I guess its better to have too much flow and throttle it back as required.

I dont want a smaller pump because I will probably upgrade to a bigger tank in the future.

Will my two overflow's be able to keep up? They are 2.5" drilled with 1.5" fittings.

[Rudy00]

hopefully your overflow can take the gallonage coming out of that return pump and back to the tank

[xenon]

hopefully your overflow can take the gallonage coming out of that return pump and back to the tank

Yeah

I will have to throttle the presure back with a valve if not.

[Rudy00]

i have a mag 9.5 in my sump going to my 72 bow from and its tee'd off to my refuge and i find i have to throttle it back a fair amount to match my overflow from my reef ready overflow, although i dont have as long a distance/head to pump up to

best of luck with your set up. be sure to post some pictures!

[xenon]

i have a mag 9.5 in my sump going to my 72 bow from and its tee'd off to my refuge and i find i have to throttle it back a fair amount to match my overflow from my reef ready overflow, although i dont have as long a distance/head to pump up to

best of luck with your set up. be sure to post some pictures!

I bought the 9.5 a few days ago and exchanged it for the 18 today because I did not calculate the loss @ 6ft.

I will definately post pics when everything is done.