Mixing station pump size

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How big of a pump do I need?

I'm building a remote mixing station and will be pumping my new saltwater and ATO top off water abut 25'. Almost no head at all. I've been pumping it out of my Brutes through 3/4" flexible tubing with a submersible Sicce Syncra 3.0 which is 714gph. This does an adequate job. It takes about 4-5 minutes to pump 25 gallons to the tank. I will be using the pump to both mix the saltwater and pump it and the RO/DI water to the tank. I'll also use it to pump water through a barbed fitting to my QT/TTM tanks as well.

I have been looking at this Panworld pump. It's 1110 gph.

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pan-world-50px-x.html
 
I'm going to be using an Iwaki 40RLT to mix and pump water for my mixing station. Two 55 gallon Brutes.

That pump will work great for your job.
 

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