Turnover Question

[doboy]

I posted this in the New Hobbyist section, but I thought Equipment would be more appropriate.
I bought a Sea swirl 3/4" to hook up to my pump (500 gph). In a previous thread, a few suggested I didn't have enough turnover. I guess I would have to agree with that. When talking about turnover, are we talking gph through the filter, or gph of total water movement?
In other words, I bought a wet/dry for my 55 capable of running a 125 (according to the specs). It came with a 500 GPH Max drive 5 pump. That's only about a 9X turnover.
I realize I need additional water movement. What would be the best means of improving it?
Would I have to get, say, another 500 GPH pump and hook it up separately? I was thinking of replacing the loc line hose with a pvc spreader running the length of the tank for the water pumping out of the sump. I could then use the other pump to run the Sea Swirl.
If i did that, where would the other pump go? I wouldn't think that the siphon box could handle the additional water draw -- or could it?
Thanks,
Jim

 

[jdm_ae86]

I would leave it how it is and buy another mag 5 to run it on the sea swirl, buy more power heads is an option too. all depends on how much turnover you want, id go no less than 15x

 

[doboy]

Thanks, but what would be the best way?
Would I run another intake into the sump, or just run tubing from the tank-through the pump-and out of the Sea Swirl? I believe that's a closed circuit -- am I correct?

 

[jdm_ae86]

there so much options..
get another sea swirl, use one big pump (about 1400 gph at 0' head) to power the two sea swirls, and get a few more(about 2) powerheads..
or leave the wet/dry alone, get another mag 5 for the sea swirl, and get more(about 3) powerheads
or power the sea swirl off of the wet/dry's pump, and get more(3-4) powerheads..
there a lot more ways to do it, just use your imagination..