Reddit reviews Rio Plus 1700 Aqua Pump - 642 GPH
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Fully submersibleEnergy efficient with high flow ratesFor fresh or Saltwater aquariumsIn-Tank Circulation
I can give you more details/pics when I get home tonight, but I followed his walkthrough with 3", 2", and 3/4" pvc. I have a pretty strong power head but I'm pretty confident these pipe sizes will keep up. Ha. Hopefully.
edit: So this Rio Plus 1700 is the beastly pump I bought because turtles are nasty critters. When I first hooked everything up though, I was filling my first bucket with the rocks (via the PVC overflow siphon) faster than it could drain into the second bucket where it could be pumped back to the tank. That cracked me up. I thought I would have the opposite problem. Now that that's sorted, I've run it for a while watching it and everything has kept up. I'm resealing a few spots now and then it will go in my established tank to get it running for good.
so like one of these pumps
http://www.amazon.com/Rio-Plus-1700-Aqua-Pump/dp/B000LSVAI2/ref=sr_1_1?s=pet-supplies&ie=UTF8&qid=1415118960&sr=1-1&keywords=rio+1700
Then hooked up to a larger hose or PVC that goes to the black holes?
do whatever can fit in your stand. You'd need a bit more than $130 for the whole setup (tank $40, pump $55, plumbing + acrylic + silicon $50, overflow box $70) Just cut the acrylic to the right sizes and silicon them in place! Easy. This way you don't need to re-spend all this money down the line and it keeps your tank looking pretty without all the hang-ons.