1" Drain Capacity

grallster

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I've got an All Glass twin flow overflow with a 1" drain. Currently, I use a Mag 9.5 return pump at 3 1/2' head and 4 90 degree elbows. I'm guessing that this is giving me somewhere around 700 gph return from my 20 gal. sump.
I would like to run an Iwaki 30 RLT through a SCWD device from my sump to 2 returns on the other side of the tank from the Mag 9.5 return. The Iwaki would have about 2' head pressure. I'm guessing this will be somewhere around 900 gph.
Will my 1" drain keep up with this flow? Or would I be better off going with a closed loop with the Iwaki?
Thanks,
Dave
 
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