Great and careful explanation Josh, thanks a lot.
Wish you can help me with the correct size sump for a system with 1.600 gallons, how big it should be.
I have a 1.600 gallons system divided in to 10 tanks, each of 160 gal, each also have and undergravel biological
filter with power heads, two on each tank, all draining from tanks, get in to a common drain,ending in a 500 gallons
common recirculation tank.
from this big tank, the water return , passing true two swimming pool filters, packed with , sand, Activated carbon and Zeolite, after this filtration stage, all water pass trough a UV filter on line, returning to aquariums, the system runs 24 hours daily.
I need to build the sump that will receive the water , prior to the common recirculation tank.
Thanks in advance for your answer
Best regards
Rafael