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The Aquamaxx EM200 comes with a Sicce Shark 2.0 pump. Dimensions are 4.84" x 3.35" x 4.13"
Back story on this. running a sicce syncra silent 4.0 as my return pump with about a 5.5' push up, so I'm around 700 gph. On my bean overflow gatevalve, I have it about 3/4 closed, and have been having a little of a hard time keeping snails from getting stuck in there. I'm toying with getting a Sicce 5.0, or a Sicce Pro 1900 pump, which would push more flow into the tank, allowing me to open the gate valve more, and in theory, the snails should wash right down into the sump...in theory.
If I got with a larger return pump, that can get say 1200 or so gph through the sump and into the tank, would it be wise, to take the shark 2.0 out of the skimmer and replace it with a Sicce 3.0, which appears to be the exact same dimensions, and 200-250 gph more. Or would I be asking for problems?
I can get a stronger return pump, and just leave the skimmer as it is, but would the increase flow through the sump make the skimmer less efficient?
Is it possible to have too much flow through the sump?
Back story on this. running a sicce syncra silent 4.0 as my return pump with about a 5.5' push up, so I'm around 700 gph. On my bean overflow gatevalve, I have it about 3/4 closed, and have been having a little of a hard time keeping snails from getting stuck in there. I'm toying with getting a Sicce 5.0, or a Sicce Pro 1900 pump, which would push more flow into the tank, allowing me to open the gate valve more, and in theory, the snails should wash right down into the sump...in theory.
If I got with a larger return pump, that can get say 1200 or so gph through the sump and into the tank, would it be wise, to take the shark 2.0 out of the skimmer and replace it with a Sicce 3.0, which appears to be the exact same dimensions, and 200-250 gph more. Or would I be asking for problems?
I can get a stronger return pump, and just leave the skimmer as it is, but would the increase flow through the sump make the skimmer less efficient?
Is it possible to have too much flow through the sump?
