Pump advice for 45g
 

Submersible pump for a 45g SPS tank. Is a mag 7 or 9 what I am after ? I don't know about too much flow through the sump (33g) with no baffles, although I can probably MacGiver something for bubbles. :confused:

Any suggestions appreciated. :biggrin:

Bwahaha, you getting into DIY now? :wink:

:razz: A bucket inside a bucket.....best I can do...... :lol:

Are you going to have any powerheads in this tank? How far up is the tank from your sump?

-Rich

Hi Rich, yeah I can do powerheads for sure. The 45g is on these stilts...ie eye level... :lol: I think about 3' for the return from sump.

You could just use an Aquaclear 802 powerhead for your return. I did that for my old fuge setup. With a headloss of about 3 feet, I'm guessing I got about 100-200gph... I know Harvey uses an 802 for his tank's return. The lower flow would help prevent excessive bubble formation.

-Rich

Rich, I don't know why I said 3', it's more like 6'. I was looking at the 802's I have - how do you deal with the top hole on the nozzle ?

Deb why not have those hagen powerheads that push around 900 gph, and have them plumbed in the sump with 1" clear flex hose and have a piece of 1/2" pvc with a few 90's to make it hang over the tank.

That os what Doug uses and i have had it rigged for my old 75 gal too with out a sump its very quiet and when i had my old 75 gal sps going there were no sump and i made a fake overflow with the PH plumbed from the over flow looked pretty cool


mike

That's a Hagen 901 right Mike? Where did you get it - I can't seem to find them anywhere but Marine Depot, and they don't ship USPS to Canada.

Yes Deb its the 901 i dont know where you can get one try www.mop.ca
or aquaria.ca might have them .


mike

will check it out for ya ok