Is this enough pump for my return?

75g corner flo dumping into sump, Skimmer pump is 500/gph. There will be a 4.5 ft head height on the return. The pump I'm thinking about is the Eheim Compact+ 2000, the specs say output is 265-528 GPH with a head height of 7.5 Ft. The return line runs directly to the tank...

Anyone have any experience with this pump?

Thanks in advance!
Mike

 

Now I'm not speaking from experience or anything just from what I've read, do you plan on running a refugium or reactors? I'm not sure how it actually works but you may want to make the low end of the pump return rate to at least meet your protein skimmer just in case it ever goes below the 500gph you wouldn't want to burn out the motor in the skimmer, now someone can correct me if I'm wrong but if you can't run the skimmer output to a reactor than you would need even more flow, now that I think about it I can't see any problem with using skimmed water in a reactor but you at least wanna make the lower end of the pump estimate meet the skimmer pump rate

 

that pump will be to small. you need a pump that will at least push 500gph (actual) through your sump to match your skimmer's pump. without looking at the specs that pump will probably be lucky to push 250gph at 4.5 head.

 

Thanks. I thought I heard that this pump was somewhat underrated...

Anyone?

 

I run a Marineland NJ3000 on my 55. It will pump 525 GPM at 4' head and you can get it for under $70 shipped

Just another option for you!

 

Im sure you mean 525 gph and no gpm(gallon per minute)

 

Haha, yes, GPH! I work in the water/waste water industry and deal with large pumps always rated in GPM

 

I doubt your skimmer pump is actually doing 500 gph... that's a big skimmer. A usual amount is aroud 4-5 tank size per hour. It does not have to be that for any particular reason, just that is about what it normally comes to... so for a 75g you are looking at the ball park of 300 gph.

There is no reason at all you HAVE to match the skimmer pump.... less than will sort of recirc. You will have clean water, but not process as much as you possibly could.... more means nothing except moving more water than needed.

What pump do you have on what skimmer.

 

Thanks!

This is my skimmer According to the specs on the box:
OTP 2000 pump | 20watts
Air Draw: 420LPH | 15SCFH

 

Ya, so I don't know where you got 500 gph, but according to Coral Vue it's 190gph.

Octopus OTP Protein Skimmer Pinwheel Pumps | CoralVue
That sounds right. You might have seen something of what the pump is rated for, but that is not what it does as a skimmer pump on a skimmer since part of it's job is to move air.

And that is perfectly reasonable for your tank so you are good there. So you are looking at 200 gph... 250-300... but that is about it, and since you are not splitting off for a fuge then the original pump is reasonable for what you need.