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, 07-29-2010 at 03:01 PM (4326 Views)

Hey all

So Im thinking about upgrading my aquarium soon.. I have a 40 gal tank, and would probably get a 65 gal drilled tank.
This will be my first experience with a sump.. I mean I have made water changes and worked in sumps before, but never started from scratch.
Fo the sump I would probably use a 20 gal long tank. My questions are mostly for the return pump.. what would be a good strenght pump for that size tank?

Updated 07-30-2010 at 01:17 AM by melev

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upster - 07-29-2010 03:17 PM
My situation is very similar to yours. When I had a 40g w/ 20g sump I was using a mag 5. I have since upgraded to 58 using the same pump.

Everything is running great, but I will be looking to upgrade to a mag 7 shortly.
Alaska_Phil - 07-29-2010 03:59 PM
With that size sump, the Mag 5 would work. I'm running a Maxijet 1800 on a 20 gal sump and 50 gal display and I'm very happy with it so far. Quiet and powerful, I had to throttle it down for my set up.
melev - 07-30-2010 01:17 AM
I agree with everyone else. Mag 5 with 1" plumbing. Not 1/2".