29 gallon pump.

[John A!10]

Hi so I was wondering if this pump would be sufficient for a 29 gallon tank. The overflow is up to 600 gph.

Jebao/Jecod DCS-1200 DC Water Pump 320GPH 4.9ft for Marine Reef Tanks Sump Skimmer Protein

 

[John A!10]

The max gph for the pump is 320.

 

[Napoliandy]

3000 or 3500

 

[nereefpat]

The max head of 4.9 feet concerns me if used for a return pump.

 

[John A!10]

The max head of 4.9 feet concerns me if used for a return pump.

Don’t worry I got a dcp 3500 using it at 30% only.

 

[Napoliandy]

Don’t worry I got a dcp 3500 using it at 30% only.

Hi john
I hate to bother you. I’m trying to put a sump on my 37 gallon column tank. I was able to say dcp 3000 or 3500 because I have been looking into it myself. I’m actually looking at the 4000. I purchased An overflow box and I was going to do soft plumbing. Well, part pvc and then soft. I unfortunately didn’t think that far ahead when I made the stand so I believe I would be better off with tubing. But I am lost. I’ve searched videos to see the best way to go about this. I haven’t been able to find anything on how to do the plumbing. Everything I find is hard plumbing. You have any pointers that I can use.
One of my main questions is do I need gate valves or ball valves with soft plumbing. This is what is causing me to be stuck. The DCP is adjustable in regards to flow, so do I really need it on the return. I had someone who was helping me out at the LFS, but they were slow so they let him go. Any info you can give me I would appreciate.