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Hi! ;)

Just wondering what size of pump I should use for my future DIY sump.

Is there a rule that the Flowrate should be X times the volume of the tank?

:thanks: for sharing your experience!

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What's your main tank and sump tank's size and not 4grtting the height from sump to main tank?

2ft cube with 2.5 sump

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:thanks:

My tank is 4'x1.5'x1.5'

sump not designed yet, but not much space to put it in the cabinet . I'm thinking of MAX 30"x 16"x 16" with three compartments: one smallish prefilter, one main with DSB and a last small one for retrum pump.

If I could know the general rules or if there is a good link on the subject, I would do the calculations...

:thanks: for the help

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