How to Choose a Properly Sized Return Pump for Your Saltwater Aquarium

i have a red sea 350 how can i put a locline on the return line what size is the return line in the tank?

I have a small 29g bio cube. What brand Would you suggest? I Imagine that it wouldn't be too big. Thanks.

Is it okay with 15 in turnower on a freshwater

when you say 5x to 10x tank turn over do you mean display only or dislapy plus suimp? I have a 12g fluval edge i am fitting with a 10g custom sump. Do i calculate on 12g (display only) or 22g (display and sump)??

Is a Fluval Sp4 too much for a 75 gallon display?

Would a Sicce 0.5 fit in the new Fluval Evo 12 AIO tanks? Thank you!

I have a Nuvo 30L and am planning to add a refugium(sump won't fit in the stand) any suggestions for a pump? Thanks!!

building a 450g aquarium tank for fresh water. Which pump would you recommend? btw fish for tank will be african cichlids

I have a 20 gallon aquarium with 3 to 4 feet which pump should I use

I have the fluval m90 it's 130 litres and I'm looking for a good reliable yet cheap return pump the tank is an all in one system and I've seen so many but not sure which one is going to do what I need it to do .... do you have any recommendations ???

I have a 200 gallon bow front and a 40 gallon sump what size return pump should I get? I'm very confused on this part of the tank. Thank you.

I have a 64g and a rise pump blau 6kdc; a sump 17g; height 1.45m ... What do you think?

Any advice is appreciated.... I have about 12 gallons of water inside my 14 gallon all in one clown fish tank (sand, rock, equipment take up rest). I want to make sure I have the correct gph return pump. 12 gallons x 10 would be a max of 120 gph pump... but I also have about 10 inches of head pressure and 1 elbow. I have a circulation pump within display area. I have a nano pump that is 110 gph and is only 2.8 watts. I got this because it is very quiet and doesn't heat up the tank too much. Everything seems to be good had it for a year at least but should I get a bit more powerful one such as the CompactON 600 (159 GPH) - Eheim, Trying to keep heat and noise to it lowest. Thanks.

What pump is best for a 260 gal bait tank? ty.

What if I’m using vinyl tubing? How to I calculate my head pressure?

I want to buy the Marine Depot overflow nano for my 30g but i dont know which return pump/plumbing should i get, could you please help me? im a newbie i have no idea how to do this

Would love to see one of these with suggestions for Nano reefs.

I have a 30 gallon jbj Nano and I think the return pump is on its way out.. could you recommend an affordable yet reliable return pump, that won’t flood my house.
Cheers!!

Do you guys ship to europe?

can I use a really warm return pump as part of my heating?

For calculating total tank turnover per hr do you need to include your sump with your tank in terms of water volume(gallons) for example?

Is it okay to have both the overflow drain and return pipe in same size ?

Since my return pump is more power and it delivers more water to the display and dries out the sump
For this issue can I use ball valve to control and reduce the flow from return pump ?

Hello, my name is Alvin i'm super new to this hobby and i was given a 110 gallon tank. It has an overflow built in but i'm using it for a freshwater. What kind of pump should i use in this situation? Tank did not come with a sump. The previous owner has a pump inside the overflow, and i was told it does about 400 GPH. will i need to replace the pump? i also don't know how old the pump is.

What return pumo you gonna recommend for reef crest 35g drop tank. Im using 2 return pump on it.

Very helpful
Thank you

I'm planning an above main tank sump with 1" pvc flex. Plans were pumping (pump on ground) water out of my mt 6 feet up to sump, and gravity overflow back to mt, but you mention to avoid doing that, what are the pros/cons? Will this not work? I've already bought blueline 20hd and was gonna start plumbing later this week.? As long as I prime the pump/pipe, it should work i would think..

I have like 11ft, what gph pump I need?

Please said the price one hp 24 v brushless dc motor pump suction 1.5 inch delivery 10 Meter. Thank

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please I need to determine a small water pump for a scientific exeperience, the flow shoud be between 6 and 30 l/h, do you have any idea or suggestions.

What pump should i use for a 411 liter/181 gallon tank

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You say you need a pump capable of delivering 250 to 500 gph for a 50g tank. You then pick a pump that's capable of producing between 500 and 1000gph at 7ft of head pressure.
Am I misunderstanding something here? You've already accounted for head pressure, it can deliver between 250 and 500gph for a 5 to 10x turn over, yet you're still doubling up. Don't you have a 10-20x turnover now in this example?

Hi great video! I have a Fluval m90 marine aquarium & I want to upgrade the return pump!Could u tell me please a really good return pump that I could upgrade to please?? Thank you 😀👍

Very useful and simple explanation of head pressure and warnings of how not to use external pumps.

If one wanted to use 2 pumps instead of one (for redundancy), do you have to use 2 full return lines or could you T them together?

I'm setting up a 90 gallon system with 2 returns, as far as head pressure what does a "T" count as?

Thank you exactly what I needed to know

Liked n scared at same time

Great video, very well explained.

all of the pumps im looking at have no chart to know how much flow is lost from headpressure

you guys ALWAYS only do huge tanks,what about nano tanks .did you consider that .that's ho you run people away from the hobby ,let me guess its a money thing

whats a good pump for a 29 gallon nano tank

I was confused why the LFS told me to get the Syncra 3.0 for my 33 gallon, now it makes sense. Still seems like a lot with 7 ft of head pressure.

I'm glad I watched this!

Hello Marine Depot!! congratulations for your channel, I have learned a lot watching your videos. Taking advantage of your experience, please help me to answer a question: I have a small mixed aquarium of 300 L (including sump) and I am going to renew the return pump, in the market (Mexico) the available options are: Vectra S2 or Octopus VisionS2 or VisionS4. Which of those options do you recommend? Thanks for replying and congratulations again. Cheers

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