how much water per hour to sump

[sebastiaan153]

So im planning of making my own reef tank, from tank to sump.
it will be 60g with a sump of about 25g
But how do I calculate how much water per hour should enter my sump?
I would really like your suggestions

 

[eelman07]

Typically about 10 times your tanks water capacity but it also depends on your bioload, what do you plan on putting in the tank?

 

[sebastiaan153]

Typically about 10 times your tanks water capacity but it also depends on your bioload, what do you plan on putting in the tank?

so i really like mixed reef but im pretty new so i would say easy corrals some nems, I hope that awnsers your question.

 

[theatrus]

There isn't a clear answer, since it depends on what you're doing in said sump. I tend to shoot around 2x-5x turnover per hour (so a 60g tank only needs 300gph or less). I've run as low as 0.5x turnover which was a bit problematic from heating and cooling functions.

 

[eelman07]

so i really like mixed reef but im pretty new so i would say easy corrals some nems, I hope that awnsers your question.

I meant more towards what you plan on doing for fish?

 

[eelman07]

There isn't a clear answer, since it depends on what you're doing in said sump. I tend to shoot around 2x-5x turnover per hour (so a 60g tank only needs 300gph or less). I've run as low as 0.5x turnover which was a bit problematic from heating and cooling functions.

I run my 55 gallon reef with an 800 Gph turnover and my 225 gallon Fowlr on 2000 gph turnover, in my opinion the more flow the better

 

[WhatCouldGoWrong71]

Depends on what gear you will deploy. I’m down to 3-4 times tank turnover through the sump to try and keep nutrients up. I am about 100x with flow in the tank though.

 

[TheGrimReeferTx]

Tank flow should be factored into the equation also. 10x is an older school approach IMO. You can be successful from 2x-10x though. I would recommend on the higher end if able.

 

[RocketEngineer]

A better take is to understand what these values mean. The goal of turnover to the sump is to equalize the parameters between sump and display. So, how far can something in the sump drift from the display in the time? 2X an hour means you have full exchange of the display through the sump every 30 minutes. For a big system that doesn’t change fast, this may be enough. On a smaller setup, this could cause temperature swings the critters wouldn’t handle as well.

I target 3-5 for most systems, with smaller systems being easier to hit the higher end. Hobby pumps only get so small before they can’t pump high enough to be useful.

 

[Pntbll687]

enough for the heater to maintain a constant temp in the system

 

[mfinn]

So im planning of making my own reef tank, from tank to sump.
it will be 60g with a sump of about 25g
But how do I calculate how much water per hour should enter my sump?
I would really like your suggestions

Normally you would plan for 3x to 5 x the tank volume, but it also needs to factor in the drain capacity.
Some go as high as 10x the tank volume, but for me I stick with a lower number.