Pump decision help

[mgarrido]

Well at this point since looks like you already own a quietone pump, trial and error is the way to go, but should be fine with a T and a ball valve. I really prefer smaller pumps for 3 factors: 1. More water contact with the bio-media; 2. Less heat transfered to the tank; 3. Less noise (overflows tend to be a bit noisy)

[jwh0818]

Definitely gonna do that and BTW its a fw tank so thanks for all the help. I really appreciate it

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[eklikewhoa]

Didn't know you already had a pump.

That would have cut out a lot of this discussion, LoL! Yeah, trial and error from here. It will work but like stated above t and valve it.

[jwh0818]

Okay I just wanna make sure this is what y'all were talking about with the return pump

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[jwh0818]

Well at this point since looks like you already own a quietone pump, trial and error is the way to go, but should be fine with a T and a ball valve. I really prefer smaller pumps for 3 factors: 1. More water contact with the bio-media; 2. Less heat transfered to the tank; 3. Less noise (overflows tend to be a bit noisy)

How do you make the overflow more quiet

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[josephavela]

It would allow the pump to run closer to full potential and cause less restraint on the pump, also you could have it break the water surface so the sump doesn't build up a protein layer and further aerate the water.

Does anybody have a pic of this? I don't understand the T part.