Is this pump to big for my tank?

mta_morrow · Dec 12, 2016

So I just won a sicce 4.o pump at my clubs Christmas meeting. I have an IM Nuvo 30L (36x13x11).

The stock pump works just fine, but it looses some of its 476 gph with the spin stream nozzle on.

The sicce 4.0 is adjustable from 608gph to 951gph.

If I turn it all the way down to the 608 gph, does anyone think I will be blowing stuff around the tank?

I think it will be OK as the spin streams use some of that flow to spin, but I would appreciate some better experience than what I think I know.

Thanks in advance.

MaiReef · Dec 12, 2016

I have one and it is quite powerful. I used it as my main pump from my sump on a 100 gallon for over 3 years with a ball valve to reduce the flow. It pumps more than a 1" drain can keep up with without suction. Had not had a problem with it other than I replaced it with a DC pump to reduce sound. It isn't the loudest pump, but it isn't silent either.

mta_morrow · Dec 12, 2016

MaiReef said:
I have one and it is quite powerful. I used it as my main pump from my sump on a 100 gallon for over 3 years with a ball valve to reduce the flow. It pumps more than a 1" drain can keep up with without suction. Had not had a problem with it other than I replaced it with a DC pump to reduce sound. It isn't the loudest pump, but it isn't silent either.

Thanks mailreef. glad to hear good things about it. With my spinstreams and 2 small powerheads, I like the flow I have in my tank. It would be nice to remove one of the heads and get more out of the spin streams as space is limited in an AIO this size.