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    water pump ?

    can someone tell me which pump for week old 55 gallon cycle process . wet/dry with over flow box elem 1250 but its not cutting it . need better pump in sump without in tank power heads. and also the reach from nozzle of current ?

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    Go for a mag drive, reliable and affordable submersible pumps..
    a mag 7 with 1" pipe and a pair of 45deg outputs will push a flow rate of about 367GPH.
    Laguna also makes a pretty reliable but uncommon and bulky sub pump.

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    I'll second the mag drive.
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    Mag-drives are good, but I thought that the mag7 is a 3/4 outlet????
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    The mag7 is a 3/4 outlet but the 1" pipe allows for a smoother flow of water around any 90's, 45's or tee's in the pipework.

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    It also causes the pump to want to fill up that 1" pipe size, pumping more water than your return is good for. Been there done that!!
    I was always told to never oversize the pipe on the exit of the pump, and I found out why. I pumped the sump dry because the overflow wouldn't handle the amount of water.
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    well obviously your overflow still needs to be able to handle the flow produced by the pump. even the smallest overflow for a 55 should be able to handle 367GPH. I am pushing nearly 600 through the 1"durso in my drilled tank.


 

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