thanks for the sugestions.
ill take them into account.
i should have been more clear , im basicaly just trying to add turn over , not necisarily flow.
so i will probably go with the 18 and ball it down if need be.
i dont think i want to reduce (pipe outlets) at all , maybe increase if anything...
idealy i should redo my plumbing, however due to the lack of current time and along with near future plans to buy a house and totaly redo the whole system, i want a simple solution for now .
mag 18's are on sale for about $100 - that seems like a cheap, simple solution.
with the new house and...
the plumbing now consists of about: 3 ft. vertical, 5 ft. horizontal, 1 check valve, 1 ball valve, 3 t's, 4 90's, 4 out puts. all 3/4.
the plumbing goes through the wall , from the back room(sump) to the front room(display).
i have a 60g. tall display tank in the front room of my basement being feed by a sump and fuge system in the back room of my basement.
i am curently using a mag 9.5 as a return pump with a CPR overflow. the overflow can handle 800 gph. with all the verticle push, horizontal push, 90's, t's...
I was in Fiji this summer (american summer - July) doing some similar research. this video took me right back - the memories that the music brings back are awsome.
Walt Smith Int. is practicing these same responsible and educational practices in fiji and tonga and else where in the south...