I am coming into the home stretch as far as getting my new tank drilled/plumbed into a sump/fuge...the last thing that I have to do is get a return pump. The tank is drill with two 1" drains and two 1" returns....it is a 38 gallon tank going to a 20long sump/fuge...The pumps that I have it narrowed down to are the Mag 5, Gen-X 2400 OR the Gen-X 4100...what is the popular opinion here... The head would be about 3ft...mabey 4 AT THE MOST....
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What return pump?
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Are you looking to use 2 separate pumps or one pump with a "Y"?
2 pumps will run more electricity and could add more heat to the water, but if one pump fails you still have flow.
Do the pumps need to be submersible or can you use an inline pump?
How much flow in gph are you expecting from each overflow?
A Mag 7 at 4ft head with 1" plumbing would give you about 450gph. Problem is, its 70 watts and using 2 of them would really heat up the water.
What about a single Mag 9? About 750gph at 4ft head. Reliable & reasonably priced. 90 watts but a very nice pump.
The Rios definately do move water, but I just question their reliability...as many people do.
An Ehein 1262 might be a better way to go. Just about the same wattage, same gph output and better reliability. Problem is it costs twice as much.
2 pumps will run more electricity and could add more heat to the water, but if one pump fails you still have flow.
Do the pumps need to be submersible or can you use an inline pump?
How much flow in gph are you expecting from each overflow?
A Mag 7 at 4ft head with 1" plumbing would give you about 450gph. Problem is, its 70 watts and using 2 of them would really heat up the water.
What about a single Mag 9? About 750gph at 4ft head. Reliable & reasonably priced. 90 watts but a very nice pump.
The Rios definately do move water, but I just question their reliability...as many people do.
An Ehein 1262 might be a better way to go. Just about the same wattage, same gph output and better reliability. Problem is it costs twice as much.
reefsandrotts
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Huge fan of quiet-one pumps.
Internal or external use,low price and I had great luck with them for the past 20+ years.
I run my 150 with 90 gallon sump with 2 4000 pumps.
HTH
Internal or external use,low price and I had great luck with them for the past 20+ years.
I run my 150 with 90 gallon sump with 2 4000 pumps.
HTH
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http://www.championlighting.com/home.php?cat=485
Low Wattage and Cheap prices too..